TradFi
TradFi Giant TP ICAP Gains UK Crypto License
Fusion Digital Assets aims to offer a platform for matching crypto spot orders and execute trades.
Bill Ackman Endorses Crypto Project Helium
Pershing Square Capital Management CEO Bill Ackman said in a tweet thread that he likes the decentralized Wi-Fi mesh network Helium. "The Hash" panel discusses crypto projects' exposure to TradFi investors.
Jefferies CEO Expressed Doubts About Sam Bankman-Fried in July
Rich Handler, a restructuring expert, said SBF was "over his head" in trying to rescue crypto outfits.
Stop Using the Word 'Platform', and Other DeFi Language Pet Peeves
When it comes to words demonstrating how DeFi is not TradFi, it’s "not how you say it, it’s what you say," writes Aave's general counsel, Rebecca Rettig.
TradFi Firm Marex Makes Crypto Hires to Lead Digital Assets Push
Marex has hired former chief FX strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman Ilan Solot and 17-year financial services veteran Mark Arasaratnam.
Novel Trading Opportunities in DeFi for TradFi
The crypto industry can provide novel opportunities to generate value, but some of those avenues can't all be found in traditional finance.
Franklin Templeton CEO: Getting Into Crypto Can Be 'Difficult' for People Outside the Ecosystem
Franklin Templeton President and CEO Jenny Johnson discusses the investment manager's role in allowing TradFi customers to understand and approach the opportunities in the crypto industry. "It's really difficult for a person who sits outside this ecosystem to understand how to enter it," Johnson said.
Stablecorp CEO: 'It's Time to Build the Boring Stuff'
Stablecorp aims to reduce cross-border payment friction using bank-grade blockchain technology. CEO Alex McDougall discusses whether TradFi players are interested in working with crypto for cross-border payments during a bear market, saying, "It's up to us as an industry right now to build those types of solutions ... it's time to build the boring stuff."
Investors Wanting to Outsource Crypto Portfolio Management Have Options
Crypto investing is complex, but professional crypto portfolio managers can help.
GSR Markets Exec on Crypto Buying Opportunities
"It's becoming clear that there are more and more buying opportunities for [crypto protocols] which are revenue generating ... similar to the kind of TradFi opportunities that followed the great financial crisis in 2009," GSR Markets Global Head of Product Benoit Bosc says, naming Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche and NEAR.
