In today’s special episode, I am joined by my life coach, Lisa Carpenter, to discuss crypto, women, technology, risks, and life! Lisa works with women who have high career ambitions and who also want to maintain their health and well-being. I’ve been seeing her for a few years, finding the Read more…
Binance CEO CZ agreed to step down from the exchange in November 2023. He pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge and admitted that Binance did not implement proper KYC/AML processes, did not file suspicious activity reports, and knowingly allowed criminals and sanctioned individuals to transact on Binance. Binance will pay a $4.3 Read more…
CZ, the CEO of Binance, stepped down in November 2023 in the wake of a number of money laundering charges and procedural misdemeanors. In this episode, I share what the future holds for Binance and how the company’s decay is going to impact the crypto industry as a whole. If Read more…
The Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation was finally adopted during the spring of 2023 and is expected to come into force on December 30, 2024. Regulation (as opposed to a Directive) means direct application (without the countries having to ratify it), it will still require local regulators to create domestic Read more…
In this episode, I explore the key elements of the MICA regulation that was approved in the spring of 2023, its problematic elements, and the implications it will have in the FinTech space. If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a Read more…
It is symbolic that the launch of the Worldcoin and the Curve hack happened within about a week of each other. They raise important questions about the future proof of decentralized versus centralized structures and how the trust is created and maintained. Worldcoin (in case you missed it) is a very Read more…
A few weeks ago, two major events took place in the FinTech world; Worldcoin was launched and Curve was hacked. The fact that these events happened so close to one another has raised many important questions about the future of centralized versus decentralized structures. Tune in today to hear details Read more…
Unfortunately, Apple’s policies around cryptocurrencies, in-app purchases, and NFTs have negative implications for many FinTechs. Tune in today to hear an overview of those policies, examples of the issues that companies have run into as a result, and common mistakes that founders make when trying to defend themselves. Although I Read more…
Last week, SEC went after the two largest cryptocurrency exchanges and accused them of many breeches and violations: What is immensely interesting and fascinating to me is that both exchanges continue operating “business-as-usual”, there is no blaming, no admissions of mistakes. It looks like they don’t view this incident as Read more…
In this newsletter, I’d like to share with you my observations about the types of financial and pricing models that are easier to present and defend, when you are submitting your licensing or regulatory plans. I will also talk about the types of business models and financial projections that typically Read more…