Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at CoinShares, is passionate about cryptocurrency, financial technology, and civil rights – and she wants to share her knowledge as well as her enthusiasm with the world. In 2019, she testified before the House Financial Services Committee for a hearing on Facebook’s proposed digital currency project, Libra. Demirors has appeared on Bloomberg, CNBC, CoinDesk, and the MIT Technology Review – now, Demirors joins us to discuss privacy, mining, and regulation – and of course, Facebook’s Libra.
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Tales From Chicago Venture Capital – Jeff Carter
Want to know more about venture capital? Want to understand what the industry has to offer? Listen to Jeff Carter, managing partner with West Loop Ventures, in this video from MarketsWiki Education’s World Of Opportunity event in Chicago.
DB1’s Ankur Kamalia: Fintech Venture Capital Is All About Collaboration
Deutsche Boerse started DB1 Ventures about 2 ½ years ago with the goal of finding new fintech firms that complement the exchange's wide-ranging technologies but also show potential to grow well beyond that. Ankur Kamalia, managing...
The Next Big Thing; Seismic Foundry Aims To Find The Next Disruptors And Leaders In Fintech
Who will be the next big thing in our industry? A new London-based firm is aiming to find it. Seismic Foundry, co-founded by Bill Templer, Brendan Bradley, Cathryn Lyall, Dave Feltes and Jeff Gale, is looking for the next fintech start-up that could become the next...
Republican plan would ease Wall Street rules, as party embraces deregulation; How the Flash Crash Trader’s $50 Million Fortune Vanished; LME’s Chamberlain favourite to take wheel of metals juggernaut
First Read CME CEO Duffy isn't worried about Trump Lynn Marek - Crain's Chicago Business Terry Duffy's executive suite at CME Group, a few floors above the Chicago River, is lined with shelves of photos picturing him with politicians from both sides of the aisle. In...
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Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
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Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
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