In this episode, I share my analysis of why US regulators have recently gone on a crusade of enforcement in the crypto space, using Kraken, Paxos, and Binance as prime examples to highlight the issues that are being experienced by Read more…
Many FinTech experts who are my customers and students often ask me questions that have very little to do with compliance and everything to do with “political” situations at work, time and budget constraints, and assessment of risks and consequences. Read more…
For months, I have had serious suspicions about the future of CBDCs becoming a very expensive failure similar to Libra/Diem, so I asked ChatGPT a series of questions about CBDCs and why they may fail. I got a few logical but Read more…
Have you used ChatGPT? I was interested to know what it would give me back regarding CBDCs and why they’re unlikely to be implemented on a large scale. Tune in today to hear the assessment I received from ChatGPT regarding Read more…
VASP authorizations in reputable jurisdictions used to take 5-7 months, but you need to plan at least a year if not longer. Why? The good news is that VASP licenses or authorizations in reputable jurisdictions will become more valuable because they Read more…
I’d like to share with you my observations about the similarities and differences between these 4 countries in terms of their FinTech regulatory approach. Ireland Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Is there something specific you’d like to know? Don’t hesitate to ask! 💭 Read more…
In this episode, I explore some advantages and disadvantages of establishing a startup in the FinTech hubs of Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, Ireland, and Lithuania. A perfect environment does not exist, but this episode should give you clarity around which country will Read more…
First of all, let’s agree that the term “stablecoin” has been applied extremely loosely and liberally, in a truly decentralized fashion 😉 and I have personally seen it referring to single-currency or multi-currency pegged digital assets, to tokenized gold and Read more…
Yes, you heard it right – next week on February 21st, 2023, I am offering a brand new one-of-its-kind 90 min workshop on the End-to-End Scope of Crypto Compliance and following the recent SEC actions against Kraken Digital Asset Exchange, Read more…
I’d like to share with you the concept of Queen’s Gambit and how it relates to compliance, which is a strategy of making a significant initial investment and sacrifices to jump-start new projects and gets the momentum going. (Yes, I Read more…