MiCA Passage is Indictment of U.S. Leadership Failure on Crypto/Web3 Policy
With this week’s passage of the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation on Thursday, in one fell swoop the EU advanced a legal framework
April 23, 2023
Cash Discount Speculation- A Liability Shift?
In the payments space, one of the hottest topics of discussion in the first quarter of the year has been Visa’s policy changes surrounding its
April 9, 2023
JPMorgan Gets Pantsed by Frank
JPMorgan Gets Pantsed by Frank In a perverse development this week, the cohort of high profile venture investors whose gross negligence in due-diligencing their respective
January 15, 2023
Crypto Carnage: A Tale of Two Crypto Banks
Crypto carnage continued this week as one of the pioneering banks in cryptographic asset custodianship, Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) d/b/a Silvergate Bank, pre-announced select
January 8, 2023
Wall Street’s 2023 Bets – Markets Tumble
This week, two of Wall Street’s top equities analysts placed their bets on markets for the first half of 2023, and in no uncertain terms,
December 4, 2022
Visa’s Al Kelly on Cryptocurrency Future
In my experience, it’s not unusual for CEOs to let loose a little (i.e. tell us how they really feel) when they’ve got one foot
November 27, 2022
Eagle Vision & Blind Spots – A Money 20/20 Fintech Breakdown
‘Twas that time of year again – this week’s Money 20/20 USA annual event in Las Vegas – this one being the second in-person gathering
October 30, 2022
American Express Loss Provisions Add to Mystery of Strong Consumer
The mystery of the state of the U.S. consumer’s financial health got stranger this week when American Express reported earnings Friday morning. The results sent
October 23, 2022
Peeling Back the U.S. Consumer Onion – An Economic Mystery
The economic impact of the Fed’s quantitative tightening was on full display this week as three of the world’s largest commercial banks, and one of
October 16, 2022