Fintech


Videos

OpenNode Exec on Partnership With Stripe to Allow Bitcoin Conversion Payments

OpenNode is partnering with fintech firm Stripe to allow merchant customers to instantly convert all or portions of incoming payments to bitcoin. OpenNode Head of Strategy Josh Held shares insights into the launch, consumer demand from around the world, and the potential obstacles ahead.

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Opinion

Bitcoin Is Far More Than a New Form of Money

Bitcoin is a complex financial ecosystem with its own currency, and independent of traditional financial platforms.

"Oracle" projects like Pyth and Chainlink help to feed real-world data – such as asset prices – onto blockchain-based protocols and applications. (Unsplash)

Finance

Valkyrie Investments Offers Treasury Management Service to Blockchain Projects

The digital asset manager will offer cash flow management, proprietary investing and advanced reporting.

The Ride of the Valkyries.

Finance

Payments Firm Stronghold Launches $100M Investment Fund Aimed at Fintech and Web 3

Stronghold Capital has already invested in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, and Precursor Ventures.

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Finance

Compliance Platform Sardine Closes $19.5M Funding Round to Eliminate Fishy Crypto Transactions

A16z, NYCA and Experian joined in the capital raise for the San Francisco startup.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-founder Marc Andreessen

Videos

How This Taiwanese Fintech Company Wants to Bridge the World Using Stablecoins

Taiwan's conservative outlook and strict regulatory environment has limited the country from being a regional financial hub like neighbors Hong Kong and Singapore. Wayne Huang, CEO of Taipei-based TradeTech fintech, discusses how his firm plans to ​step in to build bridges between countries for business remittances via stablecoins. Plus, insights into the larger crypto environment in Taiwan, the impact of China's crypto crackdown, and concerns of US regulations.

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Videos

New York Senate Confirms New Top Financial Regulator

The New York Department of Financial Services confirmed Adrienne Harris, a former federal official and professor, to run the Wall Street regulator Tuesday. Harris has been serving as the acting Superintendent of NYDFS since her nomination in August 2021. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the implications for crypto, fintech, and financial services regulation at large.

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Finance

Crypto Payments Service Provider BCB Group Raises $60M Series A

The new financing will be used to accelerate BCB Group's offerings.

Former BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie (BCB Group)