In the last part of The FR’s series on tokenization, we’ll explore the use cases that may drive growing adoption of tokens to digitize a range of assets on the blockchain. We’ll also consider the regulatory roadblocks preventing tokenization’s proliferation at this current juncture.
Read MoreIn this next part of the series, we’ll dive into what this means for fintech and financial institutions. If digital assets are treated as assets, period, how does this shape the financial landscape? And why would these parties buy into such a nascent technology?
Read MoreIf I had started writing this article three years ago, I’d be reporting on the buying frenzy surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain-based proofs authenticating the uniqueness of digital objects, namely artwork. But now it’s 2024.
Read MoreRipple is positioning itself as a bulwark against regulatory encroachment, with its legal future indistinguishable from the sector’s.
Read MoreDo these ETFs, like the cryptocurrencies undergirding them, require more investors to buy into their vision in order to become successful and profitable?
Read MoreThe past 48 hours have encapsulated the relationship between crypto players and their regulators so uncannily that such a drama would’ve been scrapped in a writers’ room for being too far-fetched yet on-the-nose.
Read MoreBy emphasizing retention and transparency, surviving crypto platforms—as well as newcomers—have moved to build out their communications, support, and research teams, solving for sustainable and informative relationships with users.
Read MoreIn an interview with The Financial Revolutionist, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, Chief Legal Officer at Cboe Digital, outlines the state of crypto regulation, makes a case for institutionally backed crypto solutions, and describes non-crypto use cases for blockchain technology.
Read MoreWhile public attention remains focused on high-profile legal activity against symbolic leaders like Sam Bankman-Fried, other—more compliant—actors remain focused on recovering the sector’s status and helping it grow sustainably and transparently.
Read MoreAccording to Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Co-Founder and CSO of Ledn, the crypto landscape in the US is moving into another regulatory phase.
Read MoreThe FR interviews Eric Satz, Founder & CEO of Alto, on how the shifting legal status of crypto has affected its use in retirement products.
Read MoreJonathan Chen, Nitra’s Founder and CEO, said his startup was not immediately affected by SVB’s woes, but friends’ startups were.
Read MoreRouter Protocol CEO and Co-Founder Ramani Ramachandran expects current banking woes to catalyze another wave of crypto-based innovation, particularly around crypto-backed stablecoins.
Read MoreTrading platform Robinhood announced the release of a beta version of its web3 wallet. The wallet will be available to 10,000 test users before being released to the public in May.
Read MoreIn early July, El Salvador-based payments startup n1co raised $12M in a pre-seed round. The fintech spinoff of super-app Hugo, n1co launched as its own company in early 2022.
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