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By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Introduction In Part I of this Crypto Analysis Case Study, we identified the co-founders of the crypto hedge fund ‘Three Arrows Capital’ (3AC), namely Kyle
Following a year of intense highs and lows in the crypto market, March 2022 saw speculation intensify around a White House Executive Order that was supposedly imminent. President Biden signed the do...
Since 2009, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets have gone through many cycles of growth and recession, even within larger ongoing trends known as bull and bear markets. Though every market decline to d...
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Crypto Market Developments in Europe and the United States In Part I of this Blog Series, I noted that crypto commentators such as Moeller (2022) had made
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Crypto Market Developments in Europe and the United States In Part I of this Blog Series, readers were introduced to underlying financial market fundamenta
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Introduction In recent years, terms such as ‘Crypto ETF’, ‘Bitcoin ETF’, ‘Bitcoin futures ETF’, and ‘Bitcoin spot ETF’, seem to have been widely featured i
The world’s second-largest crypto trading platform FTX recently raised some eyebrows when it said its US affiliate will offer zero-commission equities trading. It is a pioneering move; although we ha...
What's behind the boom in crypto payments? When it comes to cryptocurrencies, mainstream media and commentators seem to be fixated on the value of bitcoin, whether it’s soaring - or indeed slumping as...
Market downturns are typically times when lawmakers and regulators focus their attention on novel or opaque financial instruments. Recent turbulence in crypto markets following a period of spectacular...
Last week, I've posted here about our conversation with Stephanie Feldt, Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel at Trading.com. Today, I’ll share insights provided by Shelley Schachter-Cahm,...
Why not all cryptocurrencies are alike, and why you should care and (re)act Introduction My original vantage point is being an expert within banking- and retail payments infrastructure. Being highly ...
Why cryptocurrencies are not currencies or the world’s new money Introduction My original vantage point is being an expert within banking- and retail payments infrastructure. Being highly curious on ...