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By Christopher Robbins As a news writer, it frustrates me to no end that...

By Christopher Robbins I’m still an optimist To borrow a bit from...

It was just a couple of weeks ago (two to be exact) I wrote that markets hated uncertainty...

Being touted as “the first ever, whole-of-government approach to addressing the risks and harnessing the potential benefits of digital assets and their underlying technology”, President Biden just released his anticipated Executive Order on how he intends to tackle digital asset innovation.

By Gregory Bilecki TWIDW 3/14/22: A friendly reminder, Russia & Ukraine updates, Biden signs a...

One of the main characteristics of a Gray Swan event (or events) is that, before an actual event is fully recognized, it is pretty clear and obvious to most people. But, reality being reality, most people will ignore the obvious, or refuse to believe that such a Gray Swan event could actually happen.

This week we cover much-awaited CPI index data, Russia/Ukraine tensions and effects on crypto markets, EU turmoil and more crypto bans, with blockchain providing new uses cases for tracking down criminals. More growing pains for Binance, what increased volatility means for fintech M&A in 2022. Silicon Valley execs are leaving for Web3, Crypto is headed to Uber, and a shakeout looming for smaller, for-profit mining groups.

BNPL companies are in the spotlight, but not for the reasons they would want. Wall Street analysts have fintech stocks in their sights, while one China-based tech giant is looking to gaming to take some of the regulatory heat off in Beijing. Fintech M&A is alive and well, while an emerging fintech-focused VC firm with its roots in a major crypto exchange has entered the fray.

The CEO of international financial advisory deVere Group, Nigel Green, has recently issued a statement noting that anecdotally, the firm is experiencing unusually high numbers of clients requesting assistance with its citizen and residency service.

“Gray swan is a term used to describe a potentially very significant event that is considered unlikely to happen but still possible....