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“Exchanges at Goldman Sachs” Podcast – Should cryptocurrencies be considered an institutional asset class? That’s the question Goldman Sachs’ Allison Nathan explores on this episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs in conversations with Galaxy Digital’s Michael Novogratz, NYU’s Nouriel Roubini and Goldman Sachs’ Mathew McDermott.
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Myles Udland, Brian Sozzi, and Julie Hyman discuss what’s next for the conventional office space as workers are considering quitting their jobs instead of going back to the office due to the lack of flexibility from employers allowing employees the option to work from home.
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Dan Dolev, Mizuho Securities managing director, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss Mizuho's survey results, why he says interest in trading bitcoin has fallen and why the price of the cryptocurrency could fall, as well. Subscribe to CNBC PRO for access to investor and analyst insights on crypto and more: https://cnb.cx/2BT2E7y
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Bitcoin bull Brian Kelly says a breakout could lie ahead. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, Guy Adami and Dan Nathan. Subscribe to CNBC PRO for access to investor and analyst insights on crypto and more: https://cnb.cx/2BT2E7y
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Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Senior Fellow and former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad discusses his thesis that the popular stablecoin tether could face a disruption comparable to the Reserve Primary Fund "breaking the buck" in 2008. He also comments on CBDCs and the digital dollar he expects will be developed.
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Ballet CEO and former BTCC founder Bobby Lee discusses the state of crypto affairs in China and responds to the country’s newly issued three-child policy in an effort to maintain economic growth. Plus, his thoughts on Mt. Got victims beginning voting on reimbursement proposals and on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
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Aging is a natural process of all living organisms. In humans, it represents the accumulation of physical, psychological, and social changes that are thought of as an inevitable process of health decline. Aging doesn’t have to be that way. Recent publications have argued that the rate at which this decline occurs can be slowed or even reversed.
A growing number of scientists now believe that the first person to reach the age of 200 has already been born.
The idea of anyone living to that age is considered a fantasy by most people. Doing so in good health even more so. By slowing the aging process in human beings, we would also slow the natural decline associated with senescence and thereby extend into old age the health and functional capacity that is normally associated with youth.
David Sinclair is a professor of genetics and co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging at Harvard Medical School. His work is trying to understand what causes aging and why we age.
Research done by Sinclair and many others have shown that the level of NAD+ declines with age.
They argue that the pace of aging is not inexorable or predetermined, but rather can be slowed and even reversed by a variety of approaches.
According to Sinclair, Sirtuins a family of seven proteins that affect the aging process, and are believed to do a lot of good things in our body are turned on by hormesis.
As part of the aging process, cells produce what is known as oxidants or free radicals which are toxic to cells and which can damage DNA and contribute to the aging process. Researchers in the field think that sirtuins can help prevent this kind of toxicity by speeding up the reaction by which harmful oxidants are neutralized in the body.
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Crypto exchanges such as OKEx, Binance, Huobi, Kraken and Bitmex outline the key challenges they face in pushing to establish global operations.
Cryptocurrency exchanges have an important role in driving adoption around the world, but even the biggest operations face significant challenges when trying to expand their services.
The advent of Bitcoin (BTC) and the subsequent development and launch of numerous other cryptocurrencies have changed the way people look at transacting across the world. Dependency on traditional banking systems is no longer the only option available to people.
Blockchain networks and cryptocurrencies are able to bypass conventional financial systems and allow people to transact directly, without having to go through a centralized institution. In an ideal, cryptographically secure world, users would transact peer-to-peer, but there are some barriers to entry for the uninitiated.
Therefore, most of those new to crypto use exchanges as their entry points into the ecosystem as they convert their fiat currency into their cryptocurrency of choice. In 2020, users are spoiled by choices with the sheer number of cryptocurrency exchanges operating internationally.
Nevertheless, a handful of these exchanges are attempting to surge ahead of the pack and establish themselves as truly global enterprises. But what are the key challenges they face, and how have they gone about building their respective empires?A juggling act
It’s clear that building a successful cryptocurrency exchange requires an enormous amount of time and resources as well as the ability to jump through a number of hurdles at any given time.
This is compounded when working across borders and continents, given that many countries have their own regulations and laws around the use of cryptocurrencies and the transfer and flow of fiat currencies.
Jay Hao, the CEO of OKEx, told Cointelegraph that there are a number of considerations that make for a complex and challenging business environment, which means that “most CEOs in this business don’t get much sleep.
” He added:“Growing a global cryptocurrency exchange is probably one of the most difficult businesses to be in. There are many challenges from attracting and retaining the right talent to consolidating and expanding your user base, ensuring liquidity, depth of market, and an attractive product offering. You also have to make sure that the exchange is robust and secure, can handle high unexpected amounts of volume with next-to-no downtime, all the while meeting requirements from regulators. The list of challenges is actually endless.”
In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance who is otherwise known as “CZ,” stressed the importance of having a "global mindset" while maintaining a sustainable business model. In order to do this, CZ believes that exchanges need to understand the specific needs of users in different regions. “We have different approaches for various markets,” he further told Cointelegraph, adding:“To run a global business, we have to make sure we are always offering a solid infrastructure for the users and enhance their experience, which is especially important for the 24/7 crypto space. Then, we have team members from different communities to provide customized products and services to a local market, and ensure our marketing strategy is aligned with local culture, custom and language.”
Huobi’s head of global business and markets, Ciara Sun, shared a similar idea, highlighting two major considerations that the exchange has focused on since its founding: localization and regulatory compliance. Sun told Cointelegraph that having a sound grasp of the wants and needs of users is a driving factor in launching exchange support in new regions:“Localization doesn’t just mean offering the exchange in a new language. Users in different markets and regions each have different preferences, habits, and requirements, so we need to adapt to each audience and provide local users with highly tailored experiences.”
As Sun explains, understanding why users in specific countries or regions are looking to use cryptocurrencies also provides some insights into what sort of offerings will work in different places:
“We spend a lot of time learning the intricacies of a new market before we enter it.”Cointelegraph also spoke to BitMEX to gauge its views on the most challenging aspects of running a cross-continent operation. A spokesperson for the company highlighted customer support as a considerable undertaking and one that requires the highest amount of its resources:“As a 24/7 cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform serving users from around the world, our ability to provide seamless support, regardless of time zone, is an important part of our service. Our Customer Support team is now one of the largest teams within our organisation and offers support in multiple languages.”
A spokesperson for the exchange Kraken told Cointelegraph that regulatory considerations in different jurisdictions are some of the toughest challenges in terms of trying to set up new bases of operation:“Clear regulatory guidance is important because it helps determine what products we can offer and who we can target with our businesses. If done properly, it can also ensure a level playing field for all competitors. Additionally, education continues to be a focus of ours as well, as there are both awareness and knowledge gaps when it comes to crypto and its benefits.”
Navigating the global waters
So, becoming a global cryptocurrency exchange is not a clear-cut endeavor either, as there is no single regulatory body that exists for the industry. Given that cryptocurrencies have been in existence for just over a decade, regulation is very much down to individual countries and their laws.
Given that most financial institutions around the world face strict control measures from regulatory bodies, cryptocurrency exchanges have had to adopt similar practices.
Many of these operations have to abide by Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering guidelines in order to operate.
As OKEx’s Hao explained, the company takes direction from the guidelines of the Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, when looking to branch out to new regions.
Nevertheless, Hao believes that a global body overseeing cryptocurrency regulation is an unlikely scenario, forcing the exchange to have a large legal team on board in order to ensure compliance in each jurisdiction where the exchange operates:“I think that it will be very hard to establish a global regulatory authority for this space as all jurisdictions have their own laws and requirements. They are also constantly changing as the industry evolves.”
Huobi’s Sun hammered home the importance placed on regulatory compliance by its exchange as a fundamental part of its business model. “It's crucial that a crypto exchange meets all local regulatory requirements with the proper licenses to operate,” Sun said, adding: “This requires an enormous amount of time and effort and most ‘global’ exchanges don’t actually bother with this but we believe it’s critical.
”A major takeaway from most of the exchanges is the challenging task of navigating a global landscape that has vastly different regulatory and legal parameters. Sun admitted that it is a difficult undertaking, but said that the first port of call is a country or region’s securities and exchange commissions and its financial regulators, adding:
“As of yet, there isn’t a global consensus for classifying and regulating digital assets, so each market is unique with its own complexities.”Binance’s CZ told Cointelegraph that the lack of a global body that governs all markets is down to the fact that the crypto industry is still in its infancy, meaning exchanges have to work closely with regulators in every single country:“To take the US for example, it has well-established legal and compliance systems, where a crypto exchange has to apply for various licenses from different states in order to serve citizens of those states. [...] For Binance, we always work closely with local governments and regulatory agencies and operate compliantly in all the jurisdictions we serve.”
Kraken’s spokesperson highlighted how operating in different continents requires specific compliance with various regulatory bodies and watchdogs and the rules that they set out.
These considerations go deeper than just adhering to KYC, AML and FATF regulations; they also include following United States sanctions, meaning that Kraken is prohibited from operating in some countries. The spokesperson added:
“We are also increasingly cognizant of maintaining compliance with global data protection regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe.”BitMEX’s spokesperson said that a key driver of success would come down to an exchange’s ability to adapt to regulatory parameters as it continues to develop. Additionally, the exchange sees that regulators all over the world are upping their interest in crypto, adding:“We welcome their efforts, as they will help to establish greater standards for the cryptocurrency market that will underpin the advancement of this rapidly growing asset class. We believe that the successful platforms of the future will be those that can quickly embrace and maintain these standards.”
Plugging into legacy systems
The proliferation of cryptocurrencies has been slow and steady over the past decade, but the industry has already made the traditional financial landscape aware of itself.
Nevertheless, “the new” still has to plug in and be compatible with “the old.” In order to create accessibility for new users, cryptocurrency exchanges have to create fiat gateways to their platforms, which requires building relationships and compatibility with the traditional financial system.
Kraken offered its take on the intersection of cryptocurrency and traditional banking, conceding that the relationship between the two is important to drive adoption of the former. Nevertheless, the apathy of some banking institutions and the difficulty of interfacing and working with such organizations is still a challenge, as it’s “time-consuming to come to terms with these partners,” the company stated, adding:“Despite the presence of many forward-looking banks, many others are extremely (and unnecessarily) risk-averse when it comes to crypto. This is unfortunate because they are depriving their clients of opportunities to engage with and benefit from this new and exciting opportunity.”
Further challenges are created by countries that try to apply existing laws to govern the use of cryptocurrencies. As Hao explained, “It’s a help and a hindrance” for the growth of cryptocurrency use, as some countries have developed crypto regulations upon realizing that the current framework cannot be adapted, while other jurisdictions are still lagging behind.
He added: “This can be to the detriment of cryptocurrency as it all depends on how crypto is defined in the first place.
”For Binance’s CZ, regulation is not necessarily in opposition to cryptocurrencies. CZ believes that supporting regulation can drive innovation and help shape the crypto and blockchain space, much like the evolution of foreign exchange trading:
“Given that the forex industry and the crypto industry, both driven by high technologies, share some similarities, forex regulation could serve as a good reference for regulators to formulate more supportive regulatory frameworks for the crypto industry.
”Huobi’s Sun believes that there is a changing attitude toward cryptocurrencies from regulators and the traditional financial system as they slowly gain an understanding of crypto and blockchain systems: “It’s only natural that forex regulation and banking systems have not yet fully caught up,” Sun said, adding that “current regulation continues to evolve as regulators adapt to the changing financial landscape.
”Sun told Cointelegraph that as a result, more and more traditional banking and financial institutions are onboarding the technology and opening up support to cryptocurrencies and exchanges:“We’re also seeing less resistance from legacy financial institutions and banks. [...] We’ve also partnered with banks to enable fiat gateways for local users in several markets, so while there’s still progress to be made, I believe the legacy banking system is moving quicker than anticipated.”
Ever-changing world
As the various representatives of these cryptocurrency exchanges have highlighted, the global cryptocurrency environment is a complex one. Building and launching a cryptocurrency exchange is a technical and challenging endeavor in and of itself.
Taking that exchange and launching support in different jurisdictions adds multiple layers of complexity that require an inordinate amount of resources and energy.
Given the effort required, exchanges that are slowly building a global footprint are surely at the forefront of the industry and are pushing the adoption and acceptance of cryptocurrencies around the world.-
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Read This! Bonsai bonanza as Zenft studio sells out $2 million NFT drop in one h... (cointelegraph.com)While the short-term market outlook for many NFT projects look uncertain, and multiple new releases struggle to gain traction, one gardening-themed drop may have set some records by selling 8,888 nonfungible tokens (NFTs) in just under an hour.
Nonfungible token studio Zenft released a line of 8,888 unique bonzai NFT plants that quickly sold out on Tuesday, with the studio selling each digital tree for 0.08 Ether (ETH), or roughly $220 at the time of publication.
The bonsais have augmented reality/virtual reality functionality, and their 3D design is a step up from previous pixelated, 2D projects. The studio celebrated the nearly $2,000,000 sale with a tweet:
The success is somewhat of a surprise, given that NFTs remain mired in a slump following explosive growth earlier this year. New drops like Crypteriors struggle to sell out completely, making the one-hour mark a particular feat.However, some collectors suspect that the success may be due in part to clever marketing.
“I like the way they look but it feels like people are trying to recreate what happened with the Bored Apes money printing machine,” said one prominent collector who spoke to Cointelegraph on the condition of anonymity. “Been feeling a little exhausted seeing the space devolve into celeb pump and dump.
”Bored Ape Yacht Club, another recent success amid the market dip, managed to attract a fervent community in part on the back of outreach to prominent investors and collectors in the NFT space — and as one collector put it, where whales go, smaller collectors, or “plankton,” follow (sometimes to their detriment).
In an interview with Cointelegraph, “8ncient Gardener,” one of the three Zenft “gardeners” (or developers), said that marketing played a role — 8ncient “took painstaking care around crafting our giveaways,” in particular — but ultimately, the quality of the art is what made the bonsais such a hit. “I think our art speaks for itself quite honestly.
And everyone can unify around a bonsai. We had Apes, Punks, Voxo, Sandbox, Camels — all these NFT factions all rallying around bonsai,” he said. “In a world of pixel art we made gorgeous 3D bonsai.”
The on-chain evidence is somewhat mixed. There are currently 1,736 different holders of the nearly 9,000 bonsais, with over 22% of the supply concentrated in two NFT whale addresses.
From there, there’s a steep drop-off, however, with a broad range of addresses holding smaller quantities of the bonsais.While it’s impossible to tell the exact source of the success, Zenft “Grove Councilor” “Justsomebonzai” argued that the digital trees are ultimately spreading joy:“People genuinely like Bonsai, they're beautiful IRL and they're beautiful as an NFT.”
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Read This! Search giant Google lifts 2018 ban on crypto exchange, wallet adverti... (cointelegraph.com)In a surprise move on Wednesday, online advertising behemoth Google lifted a nearly three-year-old policy banning cryptocurrency exchanges from using its ad services.
“Beginning August 3, advertisers offering Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Wallets targeting the United States may advertise those products and services when they meet the following requirements and are certified by Google,” reads a policy update on the company’s support page.
Requirements exchanges have to pass include needing to be either registered with “FinCEN as a Money Services Business and with at least one state as a money transmitter” or “a federal or state chartered bank entity,” potentially opening the door to ads from services like Anchorage and Paxos.
The new policy won’t open the door to the vast majority of crypto institutions, however, as “ads for initial coin offerings, DeFi trading protocols, or otherwise promoting the purchase, sale, or trade of cryptocurrencies or related products” all continue to be prohibited.
News and chart aggregators as well as “signals” and analysis services also remain on the ad blacklist.Google’s policies around crypto ads have often been conflicting, and at points, experts have decried them as “unfair.
” Throughout 2018, the search giant flip-flopped on an exchange ad ban, at one point had “Ethereum” as a blacklisted word in ads, and despite the strict policies, still occasionally allowed scam projects to slip through.
The new advertisement policy means that United States-based crypto aficionados may soon be bombarded with ads.
Binance.US and FTX are currently battling to carve out stateside market share, with FTX, in particular, willing to spend on unconventional advertising venues.
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We gave up our privacy to fight Covid-19, can we get it back? An FT film starring Lydia West and Arthur Darvill in collaboration with Sonia Friedman Productions and supported by Luminate. An interrogation scene explores how Covid-19 has exposed the tension between the need for data to track and trace, and the right to privacy and justice.
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Cool, smart and to the point, a video where we can identify ourselves. A global Health crisis need to gather as much data as possible. What is done with that data is what may be dangerous, if governments use it for other more nefarious purposes (always for our own good, of course!). Black Mirror' sceneries is not so far fetched nowadays.
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Bitcoin traded lower on Tuesday as prices pulled back from a double-digit percentage rally, stoked in part by Elon Musk’s effort to bolster the token’s green credentials on Twitter. Brian Venturo, chief technology officer at CoreWeave, talks with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Joe Weisenthal on "What'd You Miss?" about how digital coins and mining are affecting hardware and semiconductors.-
Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst There again, for those who check the dots: scarcity of semiconductors and hardware to build the mining hard drives around. This is because of many reasons, one the Pandemic, other, more worrisome is the geopolitical picture, where there is a conflict (US/EU/China) to get control of rare earths and the manufacturers are in choke points (like Taiwan, f.i.). Not easily solved on a short time frame.
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They are raring to go. At their age, they can’t wait to fulfill their goals - whether that’s finishing high school, attending university or pursuing an apprenticeship. Instead, many young people are facing frustration full on.
Karl, for instance, had already packed his bags. The 17-year-old from northeastern Germany was looking forward to spending a year abroad at a high school in Canada. But just a few days before his departure, the trip was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now instead of making new friends and going skiing in the Rocky Mountains, he’s doing his lessons from home. He’s trying to make the best out of a bad situation by studying hard to get good grades and motivating himself to exercise, all while hoping that both school and the soccer pitch reopen soon.
Meanwhile in Leipzig, a medical student named Friederike is in her fourth semester. In her first year at university, she was able to explore the eastern German city, throw parties with her flatmates and study together with other students. Then came the pandemic. Now she is living by herself in a small apartment on the outskirts of the city and spends most of her time at the computer. The young woman always knew pursuing medicine would mean many long and hard hours studying. But she never could have imagined that her life would be an endless cycle of only studying, eating and sleeping for months on end. No trips to the cinema or bars or to visit her boyfriend in Bavaria. Her savior is her dog, Freya, whom she got from an animal shelter. Taking care of Freya means Friederike must go outside several times a day. It’s also how she first met and connected with some fellow dog owners.
And then there is Alena. The 19-year-old and her fellow trainees work at Bokel-Mühle Hotel, a family business nearby Hamburg. She had long dreamed of doing such an apprenticeship in the hotel and catering industry, but the pandemic derailed all her plans. Suddenly, everything came to a standstill. No more guest bookings meant no more exciting work. Alena loves interacting with people, but now she is making beds that no one sleeps in and sets tables where no one eats.
The film follows Alena, Karl and Friederike as they go about their daily lives. It tells of their hopes, dreams and fears - and shows what keeps them going despite the challenges.
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst The hopes, dreams and fears of the young generation went to a standstill in March 2020 until now. Even after the health crisis, the disruption and the reconstruction of economy and society will offer them more challenges than ever since the last World War. And with everything in change and continuous innovation, they feel even more challenged.
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This week we're in the heart of Paris, a city that has attracted artists, philosophers, romantics and young hopefuls over the centuries. But in recent years, and especially since the arrival of Covid-19, millions of French people who were once proud to call this city home are now packing their bags and leaving the city of lights. We meet some of the Parisians who want to leave and we examine the consequences of this exodus on the price of real estate.
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Paris is just an example of what is happening in other big cities around during and after the Pandemic, mixed with the acceleration of digital work, and social changes which can be frightening (in the case of Paris, for instance). Many prefer getting out and continue working digitally. Cities of the digital 4th IR will be totally different form the former city model and life.
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It's not yet an invitation to tourists, but Denmark is granting its own inhabitants a "passport" to socialize with proof of being free of the coronavirus.
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst The word "passport" is awful in this context. Any experienced traveller has a yellow booklet with different vaccinations which allow you to enter in countries where yellow fever or other tropical diseases are rampant. That booklet could be used for the COVID vaccine to. If a new document is needed first, don't call it passport. Second, encrypt all data to protect personal data. Third, this should be an emergency measure, otherwise could be used to control our lives even more. What do you think?
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When you picture an intellectual, who do you see? Professor Zena Hitz says that somewhere along the way, the idea of what an intellectual is and does became distorted.
"The real thing is something more extraordinary but also more available to us," Hitz adds, differentiating between an intellectual life constantly in pursuit of something else, and one that enjoys ordinary activities like reading and thinking.
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Intelligence varies in each individual and on the other hand every group, society, culture sees the world in many different ways. A bushman in the Kalahari can be an intellectual as good as a German philosopher, because this person lives the intellectual life, knowing there are questions which need answers, looking at the things in a peculiar way, always learning, always in an attitude of surprise and awe in front the Universe and conscience. Always becoming more human.
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The bitcoin price has stabilised after the recent crash. But if the environmental question isn’t tackled, further falls are likely, says Dominic Frisby.
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Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi discusses the latest note from J.P. Morgan on bitcoin with his colleagues Julie Hyman and Myles Udland.
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Yahoo Finance’s Myles Udland, Brian Sozzi, and Julie Hyman discuss the latest cryptocurrency action with Jeffrey Wang, The Amber Group Head of Americas.
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Michael Hsu, the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, reportedly said he would like U.S. officials to work in lockstep to set a “regulatory perimeter” for cryptocurrencies. “The Hash” panel explores the potential outlook for crypto regulation.
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Could Apple finally be getting into the crypto payments space? A recent job posting on Apple's website is looking for a person with previous crypto experience to head up the alternative payments unit. "The Hash" panel breaks down the significance of the job listing.
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Download the slide presentation from Angel's talk here: http://bit.ly/39NSOzd
The first wave of fintech companies a decade ago proved that we don’t need physical locations for banking. Now, the next wave is unlocking the remaining infrastructure for building better financial services: banking licenses, payment processors, regulatory compliance, and so on. Because startups (and incumbents) can now draw on these APIs and more, they can create better products that help many, many more people. It also means that any company could become a financial services company… imagine banking with your favorite brand!
Highlights
The fintech trends transforming the infrastructure of banking [0:59]
Where we are in banking today; the current state of financial services [1:44]
Angela outlines the problems with modern financial services [2:43]
Drawing parallels between the process of software development and the current problems in financial services [3:47]
Definition of “AWS phase” of financial services [4:30]
How Uber and Lyft are integrating banking services into their business model [6:17]
Why the “as a service” trend is reaching the banking industry now [7:24]
Angela analyzes the banking stack and shares what it takes to start a bank [7:41]
How to build a financial planning app [9:05]
Current on trend apps: Plaid as a case study [10:06]
Current on trend apps: Synapse as a case study [11:03]
Angela examines regulation in banking and our current approach to anti-money laundering [12:44]
Current on trend apps: Comply Advantage as a case study [14:29]
Current on trend apps: Sentilink as a case study [16:30]
Pull Quotes
“Now, what's so unique about this disruption is that oftentimes there's one winner and there's a ton of losers. But in this case, everyone has the opportunity to participate and improve significantly. For startups, we've seen some of the examples of the new infrastructure companies that are being built, and there's many more opportunities there. But there's even more opportunities in the thousands of experiments that are gonna be unleashed on top.”
“Now, we would expect this innovation to come from startups, to come from existing financial services institutions. But a great majority of it, I think, will come from companies that are adding financial services for the very first time.”-
Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst With the digital era, the financial sector is one of the first sectors to be completely disrupted. When you can go to a supermarket to get a bank loan, or when new fin techs (in fiat and crypto) start offering financial services, the tradicional banking system will totally transform to survive the change.
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Watch Mayim Bialik, actress, author & neuroscientist, and Yuval Noah Harari, historian & bestselling author, in a conversation titled ‘Why do we fear innovation?’. They explore a range of topics - from brains and biotech to AI and the future of our species.
This conversation was moderated by Niko Woischnik, founder of Tech Open Air, and was a part of SXSW Online 2021, organized by Leaps by Bayer, and Tech Open Air Berlin.-
Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst Almost one hour of cool conversation. "Why do we fear innovation?" Well, humans understand changes mean always risks and uncertainties. Innovation take us outside of our areas of comfort bringing us to new territories which, albeit fascinating, are first only for "explorers", before the rest of us follow. Take time to watch this.
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Genetic engineering is in some sense as old as human history, when we first began selectively breeding livestock and crops. Then came the advent of biotech, and our ability to read, copy, edit, and now write DNA directly with tools like CRISPR. But that’s just the beginning. With a whole new toolbox available to us and growing every day, our ability to design complex genetic functions is just getting started. In this talk, synthetic biologist Alec Nielsen, co-founder and CEO of Asimov, will walk us through the new technology tools and platforms we will use to program cell circuitry, design proteins, even debug biology. The future is being genetically engineered today.
Highlights
Biology is already advanced nanotechnology [1:00]
A brief overview of the history of bioengineering [2:09]
The technological advances that built the foundation of modern bioengineering [2:35]
Examples of the advances in bioengineering that were enabled by new technologies [4:01]
The breakthroughs of cell and gene therapies [7:00]
What genetic functions synthetic biologists are looking to build next [8:11]
Parallels in other industries like electrical engineering [9:12]
How bioengineers will program living cells with the aid of computers [10:15]
Bioengineered personalized treatments like cancer vaccines [11:03]
Designing unique encoded molecules [13:41]
Statistical approaches and computational models enabled by machine learning [15:00]
The types of products we can expect as bioengineering advances [15:16]
Solving the “space problem” with biology [16:59]-
Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst No doubt on our minds that bioengineering is going to completely change the game of human biology, as new tools and technologies allow us to pass from high risks to possibilities, tools which can also be used inside the ethics and morals we agree, for the improvement of our humanness, as ordinary individuals and species.
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a16z General Partner Chris Dixon and Stanford Professor Dan Boneh explain why NFTs matter and how they are shifting power away from platforms and centralized services toward creators and users.
This video was recorded during a16z's NFT Summit, a conference featuring the best NFT builders and thinkers discussing the latest trends in NFTs, co-hosted with the Stanford Center for Blockchain Research.
Find all the talks from the NFT Summit here: https://bit.ly/NFTsummit
Check out a16z Crypto Startup School here: https://bit.ly/a16zCSS-
Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst NFTs, hype for some, the future for others. As a new product, there is a lot of hype, of course, but creators and users looking at the big picture glimpse a new landscape which gos beyond Art. NFTs are changing the power from platforms to creators, and users, kind of what new social media in a digital era should do devolving data to its rightful owners. NFTs are yet in an embryonic state as an ecosystem but, once hype is away, what it remains will explode in mainstream life.
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