Crypto staking has been in the spotlight recently, and as a result, it is undergoing a transformation. In this episode, we are going to cover what staking is, how it works, why regulators are concerned about it, and the key elements you need to keep in mind if you are Read more…
Here are my core lessons and takeaways from Javier Milei’s speech at WEF. 📌 DO NOT RELY ON THE STATE TO PROVIDE PROSPERITY OR STABILITY. WHEN SOMEONE BLAMES MARKET INEFFICIENCY AND ASKS FOR MORE REGULATION, LOOK FOR ULTERIOR MOTIVE AND CONCENTRATION OF POWER Milei argued that in most segments heavily Read more…
I realized that many influential business leaders whom I like, respect, and learn from, support or show serious curiosity towards a number of “conspiracy” theories, and it got me thinking… I don’t care that much about who killed Kennedy, 9/11 theories, or aliens, but I am very curious about theories Read more…
This year has brought to the surface a set of completely new business and regulatory challenges and almost any FinTech or crypto company would have to make their own decision on how they are going to address that. So – what are the emerging challenges and new projects I am seeing? Read more…
Two new regulations came about in early 2020 with respect to AML and KYC requirements and they generated a number of speculations, second-guessing and urban legends – EBA Guidelines Draft and updated JMLSG “Prevention of Money Laundering” regulation. Let’s first talk about EBA Draft Guidelines JC 2019 87 on “Money Laundering Read more…
We run an ongoing survey of our website visitors and here are some interesting results of our online quiz. Do you agree? Which one of these innovators do you admire the most? Which one of these phenomena damaged financial industry establishment the most? What is the most exciting thing about Read more…
When should a new startup become profitable? Listen as Tom and Yana discuss 4 key steps to profitability in this episode of the Hole in the Whole podcast. Their views on this are different as usual but entertaining nevertheless. Yana lays out a 4-phase pricing ascension model for new startups, Read more…
I shared earlier that, in my view, the Liechtenstein Blockchain Act is a very advanced, helpful and comprehensive legislation, providing a lot of clarity for market participants. However, as everyone moves into implementation, most FinTech startups I talked to, run into some level of ambiguity with the following critical questions: Read more…
Welcome to episode 19 of The Hole in the Whole. Your hosts Yana and Tom with a guest Nina Portier Reinhart talk about how kids being exposed to entrepreneurship early in their lives can make a difference. If you enjoy this episode, please share it with friends, leave comments, and Read more…
Welcome to episode 17 of the Hole in The Whole Podcast. Today Yana and Tom discuss the lessons they learned in 2019. They focus on what’s been going on in the industry, and talk about the ever-present entrepreneurial challenge of being judged and compared to others. Next week in episode Read more…