Volcanoes, Bitcoin and Innovation. Remember El Salvador?
Time sure flies by fast. Remember way back to November 2021? Bitcoin was in the lofty $60K clouds. Only a few months earlier (Sept....
The Week in Digital Wealth (3/25/24)
This past week the partnerships and collaborations continued focusing on users as technology foundations continued improving in the digital wealth sector. Market glitches occurred...
Decentralized Diaries for the Week of 1/8/24
The new year revved up with everyone fired up and ready to go!
That said, SBF can breathe easily (for now)
ICE added options...
Here Come the Fintech SPACs
After SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, became one of the preferred ways to take innovative companies public last year, a flurry of “SPAC-tivity” has taken place in the fintech sector, headlined last week by the acquisition of New York-based MoneyLion, a comprehensive personal finance, advice and investing platform, by Fusion Acquisition Corp.
Well Blimey! Bloody Cool, J.P. Morgan
Better late than never. Looks like that's the thinking over at JPMorgan. For the very first time in its 222 year history, the banking giant has decided to open its first international expansion. So with a big jump "across the pond," JPM is set to launch its new digital bank...... Chase..... in the UK next week. The official announcement is expected next Tuesday (28th).
Visa Abandons Plaid Deal After Antitrust Concerns
The $5.3 billion deal between Visa and Plaid collapsed due to a government antitrust lawsuit. The U.S. Justice Department called Visa a "monopolist in online debit transactions."
Travala.com Partners with Expedia Allowing Travelers to Book Additional Destinations with Cryptocurrency
Expedia and Travala.com have recently partnered to allow crypto-based travel bookings. The partnership between the two firms has allowed over 700,000 additional...
YIELD ME NOT – The Woes at Yieldstreet Keep Compounding
We’ve always been a fan of fintech – it’s why we originally founded FintekNews and now Digital Wealth...
Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Bad Guys Unmasked
Last week a huge portion of the Southeast U.S. found itself out of gas. Why? Because Colonial Pipeline, the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the U.S, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that impacted computerized equipment managing the pipeline. Simply put - no money for hackers, no gas for you.
The Experts Weigh in on Trends in Digital Wealth for 2021, Part 2
Last week we launched a "mini-series" on digital wealth predictions for 2021 from the top fintech minds in...