750 Results from /crypto
Mete Feridun Chair at EMU Centre for Financial Regulation and Risk
The recent approval of the Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) by the European Parliament marks a significant milestone in the regulation of the crypto-assets industry in Europe and beyond. MiCA will establish the first harmonized and comprehensive regulatory framework for crypto-assets and related services and activities in Europe, whic...
07 May 2023 /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Janine Grainger CEO at Easy Crypto
(First published February 2023) Nowadays, buying crypto can be done at the click of a few buttons once your account and wallet is set up. But while making a purchase is a simple matter of selecting your token and paying for it; it’s very easy to get caught up in convenience and overlook some vital steps that should come before trusting an exchange...
07 May 2023 /crypto
Todd Crosland Founder and CEO at CoinZoom
Some of the world's biggest brands are already involved - Nike, Disney, Budweiser, Warner Music and Starbucks. What exactly? Well, as Harvard Business Review put it, the “confusing, contested, exciting, utopian, scam-ridden, disastrous, democratizing, (maybe) decentralized world of Web3.” So, what's the hype all about? The term, first coined by Et...
05 May 2023 /inclusion /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Retired Member
Over the last few decades, "disruption" has become a prevailing mantra in the business world. Companies have been urged to disrupt industries, disrupt competitors, or even disrupt themselves to innovate and grow. Disruption is often seen as synonymous with innovation, and it is no wonder it has become a widely discussed topic. Whether
05 May 2023 /payments /crypto Innovation in Financial Services
(First published October 2022) Earlier this year, for the first time in more than a decade, Netflix reported negative subscriber growth. That was a Tuesday, and by Wednesday, the streaming giant’s stock dropped 35%, wiping out $50 billion of value. Earlier this month, three major stock indexes on the US stock market had their worst day since June...
05 May 2023 /crypto
Dmytro Spilka Director and Founder at Solvid, Coinprompter
With Bitcon’s reputation as ‘digital gold’ often highlighted among investors, the recent economic impacts of rising inflation rates leading to the Fed increasing its base rate for interest has paved the way for a significant challenge that the entirety of the cryptocurrency landscape must respond to. Crypto’s strongest cheerleaders would argue th...
02 May 2023 /crypto
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
Despite the hype and attention that the cryptocurrency market received in the past few years, it seems that the topic has lost its appeal in 2023. Many people are wondering if this trend affects the growth and development of crypto startups. Are investors still interested in funding new blockchain-based projects? Is the potential of cryptocurrenci...
01 May 2023 /crypto
Ramona Ciocea
Reading the news, it can feel hard to tell whether Web3 gaming is celebrated, hated, or somewhere in between. Every week there is a new headline about a company doubling down on its investment in in-game NFTs, or backlash from gamers against high entry prices to play-to-earn games. The debate about Web3 gaming might continue to rage, but ultimatel...
28 April 2023 /startups /crypto Blockchain Geek
Ryan Gledhill CEO & Founder at Thallo Ltd
DeFi is in a state of flux. On the plus side, DeFi protocols have boldly democratised inclusive financial instruments previously only available to the financial elite. But for all the innovation, the bear market has forced a cascade of deleveraging that has led many to question whether the emerging DeFi ecosystem can survive. Critics have welcomed...
26 April 2023 /sustainable /crypto Climate Fintech
Eli Talmor CEO at ID-Bound
Let me introduce a few topics before we dive deep into the problem. About hosted crypto wallets A hosted wallet, or custodial wallet, is a type of cryptocurrency wallet in which a third-party service provider manages the private keys instead of the wallet owner. During blockchain transactions, a hosted wallet enables the owner to
25 April 2023 /regulation /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
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