As the second week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine begins, questions continue to arise surrounding crypto’s complexities in a wartime environment alongside broader questions about the future of money.
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Today
Blockspace Podcast: Why Most Bitcoin Treasury Companies Are Struggling — and the One That's Getting It Right
Matt Cole, CEO of Strive, discusses corporate Bitcoin strategy, amplification tactics, surviving volatility, and why Bitcoin's 30%+ annual returns make it the ultimate hurdle rate for treasury companies in 2025.
Matt Cole, Chairman and CEO of Strive Bitcoin Treasury Company join ... Show More
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Yesterday
Did Strategy Pause Its 6-Week Bitcoin Buying Streak? | CoinDesk Daily
When will Strategy buy bitcoin again?
Strategy appeared to make no bitcoin purchases last week, after a run of six consecutive weekly buys. The pause comes as MSTR trades roughly 70% below its all-time high, with its multiple to net asset value sitting just above 1, the lowest l ... Show More
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Mar 2022
612. News: SCA finally in effect, Lunar raises $77M and HSBC joins the metaverse
Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This week's guests include:
Roger De’Ath, UK Country Manager, at Truelayer
Jimmy Fong, CCO at SEON
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51m 52s
Jun 2022
634. News: Alloy and Nova Credit partner to help migrants and green fintech initiative launched
Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This week's guests include:
Eric Johansson, Fintech Editor, Verdict
Brian Bender, VP of Strategic All ... Show More
53m 38s
Apr 2021
522. News: Crypto - it’s now a completely different story
Our expert hosts, Melissa Stringer and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Ellen Moeller - Head of EMEA Partnerships at Stripe
Anna Irrera, F ... Show More
1h 10m
Jul 2021
542. News: Is Open Banking significantly eroding the dominance of card?
Our expert hosts, Ross Gallagher and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Gabriel le Roux, Co-founder of Primer.io
Joakim Sjöblom, Co-found ... Show More
1h 1m
May 2021
526. News: A great time to be a fintech investor
Our expert hosts, David Brear and Melissa Stringer, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Livia Benisty, Global Head of Business AML at Banking Circle
Natasha ... Show More
1h 3m
Apr 2024
Fri. 04/26 – Net Neutrality Is Back
Net Neutrality has been voted back into existence. Earnings from Microsoft and Google, but it’s the YouTube numbers that continue to impress me. ByteDance claims it would rather be banned than sell US TikTok. The Onion finds a benevolent billionaire. And, of course, the Weekend L ... Show More
16m 38s
Aug 2023
773. News: Mastercard pushes in to Africa with MTN deal and niche banks are on the rise
Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space:
Mastercard to purchase a minority st ... Show More
51m 51s