Welcome to Finextra. We use cookies to help us to deliver our services. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you may change your preferences at our Cookie Centre. Please read our Privacy Policy.
Trading crypto insights from the heart of the industry - the platform that delivers solutions and liquidity to institutions.
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Crypto Market Developments in Europe and the United States In Part I of this Blog Series, I noted that crypto commentators such as Moeller (2022) had made s
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Crypto Market Developments in Europe and the United States In Part I of this Blog Series, readers were introduced to underlying financial market fundamental
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Introduction In recent years, terms such as ‘Crypto ETF’, ‘Bitcoin ETF’, ‘Bitcoin futures ETF’, and ‘Bitcoin spot ETF’, seem to have been widely featured in
The world’s second-largest crypto trading platform FTX recently raised some eyebrows when it said its US affiliate will offer zero-commission equities trading. It is a pioneering move; although we ha...
What's behind the boom in crypto payments? When it comes to cryptocurrencies, mainstream media and commentators seem to be fixated on the value of bitcoin, whether it’s soaring - or indeed slumping as...
Market downturns are typically times when lawmakers and regulators focus their attention on novel or opaque financial instruments. Recent turbulence in crypto markets following a period of spectacular...
Last week, I've posted here about our conversation with Stephanie Feldt, Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel at Trading.com. Today, I’ll share insights provided by Shelley Schachter-Cahm,...
Why not all cryptocurrencies are alike, and why you should care and (re)act Background For longer that I’d like to admit, I’ve built expertise within banking- and retail payments infrastructure. Bein...
Why cryptocurrencies are not currencies or the world’s new money Background For longer that I’d like to admit, I’ve built expertise within banking- and retail payments infrastructure. Being highly cur...
The sudden crash of the Terra stablecoins Luna and UST ranked among the top 15 most valuable cryptocurrencies has proven to be a very painful lesson for the financial world. People need trustworthy fi...
Why crypto marketing is so important for blockchain projects in 2022? In the fast-changing world of crypto and blockchain, crypto marketing is more important than ever. With so many innovative new pro...
Central banks across the globe are exploring and testing Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to provision Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). In this blog, Arjeh van Oijen, Head of Product Managem...