The FTX blow up has highlighted this strategic question. This is one WITHOUT a magic quadrant. Crypto is either a regulated asset or a disruptive technology – but it cannot be both. If you believe that crypto is a regulated asset, the easy trade is to buy Coinbase stock (COIN). Coinbase is fully regulated in…
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Warren Buffet, who has a way with words, said only when the tide goes out can you see who has been swimming naked. During 2022 the tide has been out in a tough bear market and FTX has been swimming naked. So I decided to dig in and try to get some perspective amid all…
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Is Musk’s Twitter deal such a good idea? Interesting story from The Daily Telegraph questioning the wisdom of the controversial takeover by Elon Musk of Twitter. This saga began in April this year there have been many twists and turns along the way. However, the biggest must be the seismic changes in the capital markets…
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Here is our pick of the 3 most important stablecoin stories during the week. The What, How and When of CBDC’s in the west. This week we decided to do a deep dive in CBDC’s and in particular the many projects facilitated by the BIS. Yes China has an extensive trail and a number of other…
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Throughout history, many events have taken place on October 31st, but I think time will show that the most significant event was the release of Bitcoin’s whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto. Last Monday, Bitcoin turned 14. Bitcoin was not the first attempt to create digital money. Like many other innovative technologies, Bitcoin stands on the shoulders…
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Innovation or rip offs in the UK mortgage market? There are a lot of products in the UK mortgage market as rising interest rates have comme d’habitude caused panic among those who should know better. One mans panic is another ones opportunity and some interesting deals involving all kinds of clever tricks with interest rates…
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Here is our pick of the 3 most important stablecoin stories during the week. How do you regulate Stablecoins? This week we saw two major jurisdictions (Singapore and the U.K.) wrestle with this issue, while we got another reminder of what can go wrong when you have an “anything goes” unregulated approach. First, the Monetary Authority…
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What a story this has been… First Elon wanted to buy Twitter, but Twitter didn’t want to sell. Then Twitter wanted to sell, but Elon didn’t want to buy. Twitter sued Elon, then Elon wanted to buy, but Twitter didn’t want to sell and kept suing Elon to buy. Well, now Elon Musk owns Twitter…
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Even the Masters of the Universe can’t break into UK Retail Banking This is all about Goldman Sach’s somewhat forlorn attempt to break into the UK’s retail banking market with its Marcus initiative. Surely the Masters of the Universe with plenty of brains, deep pockets, plenty of confidence could brush away stuffy old outfits like…
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After more than two years and 130 posts, we are concluding our regular programming on this channel with the following three items, all hailing from XBRL International. Thank you Bernard for providing this platform! Please continue following what’s happening in the world of XBRL by following XBRL International on Twitter and yours truly for tidbits on…
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