Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

The Crypto Industry Needs to Self-Regulate – Now

16 Jan 2023

After perpetrating what appears to be one of the biggest Ponzi schemes of all time – out-Madoffing Madoff, as it were – Sam Bankman Fried has been arrested, indicted and will likely serve time. And thank goodness for that. SBF was just the most prominent huckster who took advantage of eager investors in new technology. His criminality, however, sho...

Two sides of the coin: How regulation can stifle--or encourage-- fintech innovation

28 Aug 2022

Just last week, protestors gathered in Amsterdam to speak out against the ongoing detention of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev. Pertsev is still being held without charge by Dutch Authorities in connection to his involvement in writing the protocols for the Tornado crypto platform, which was sanctioned earlier this month by U.S. officials,...

Cryptocurrency Insights

How the crypto crisis is changing trading platforms for the better

14 Jun 2022

The world’s second-largest crypto trading platform FTX recently raised some eyebrows when it said its US affiliate will offer zero-commission equities trading. It is a pioneering move; although we have seen some mainstream financial platforms and fintechs, including Robinhood, Block and Sofi, launch crypto wallets, trading or other services, FTX i...