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Fintech - Digital finance, payments and a changing global financial system

Fintech - Digital finance, payments and a changing global financial system

USDC dollar-backed crypto stablecoin from Circle

USDC dollar-backed crypto stablecoin from Circle

Govcoins - blockchain, currency and central banks

Govcoins - blockchain, currency and central banks

International reserve currencies - dollar, gold, euro, more

International reserve currencies - dollar, gold, euro, more

Gemini - stablecoin (crypto-currency)

a collection of articles about Gemini - stablecoin (crypto-currency)

Stablecoins (crypto-currencies) - beyond dollar backed stable coins.

a collection of articles about efforts to create a 'stablecoin' - stablecoin built on ethereum.

Cryptojacking and Mining scams - Blockchain

A collection of articles about Cryptojacking and Mining scams - Blockchain

Fintech Startups

tech startups in financial markets

Tether and other dollar-backed stablecoins (crypto-currencies)

a collection of articles about efforts to create a 'stablecoin' - a dollar-backed stablecoin buil...

Fintech in Latin America

a collection of articles about Financial Technology in Latin America

Venezuela and Zimbabwe - currency, inflation and Crypto

A collection of articles and videos looking at Zimbabwe and Venezuela, bitcoin and other crypto c...

Mining Ethereum

Articles and videos looking at Mining Ethereum

Slides from Brian Butler

a collection of my slideshare presentations

Currencies

a collection of articles and videos about currency markets

Fintech

tech trends in financial markets

Why Blockchain? Risk and security challenges with using the Internet today

a collection of videos and articles looking at the motivation behind creating and using the Block...

The Future of Money

articles and videos looking at financial tech, and the future of money

Resources within this category

Article

Reserve Currencies: The power and the limits of the American dollar | The Economist

Heavy lies the crown: The greenback is still king. But those who want to evade it are finding ways to do so | Leaders (2023)


Article

Bill.com - International Payments: Send Payments from One Place | BILL

With BILL, you can send domestic and international payments, all from one place. Gain efficiency and accuracy with a streamlined process. Get start... (2023)


Article

Why does the Federal Reserve need a digital currency? — Quartz

Some experts think central bank digital money is inevitable—and the US is falling behind. (2021)


Article

Buck up - Global trade’s dependence on dollars lessens its benefits

Policymakers around the world yearn to be free of the greenback’s grip (2020)


Article

No Libra-style digital currencies without rules, say EU finance ministers – TechCrunch

European Union finance ministers have agreed to a de facto ban on the launch in the region of so-called global “stablecoins” such as Facebook’s pla... (2019)


Article

The real risk of Facebook’s Libra coin is crooked developers – TechCrunch 2019

Everyone’s worried about Mark Zuckerberg controlling the next currency, but I’m more concerned about a crypto Cambridge Analytica. Today Facebook a... (2019)


Article

Libra currently looks more like a fiat currency than a cryptocurrency – TechCrunch 2019

Facebook unveiled a cryptocurrency called Libra yesterday, as well as the Libra Association, a not-for-profit that will oversee all things Libra. W... (2019)


Article

JP Morgan Coin: The next big cryptocurrency? - Decrypt Media

U.S. investment bank JP Morgan Chase has entered the crypto world. It has created a stablecoin known as the JPM Coin, is it the next big cryptocurr... (2019)


Article

Crypto Markets Roiled as Traders Question Tether's Dollar Peg - 2018 - Bloomberg

Crypto Markets Roiled as Traders Question Tether's Dollar Peg - 2018 - Bloomberg (2018)


Article

Stablecoin - Gemini Launches NYDFS-Regulated Crypto Pegged to the Dollar || CoinDesk

Crypto exchange Gemini is set to issue a dollar-backed, NYDFS-approved stablecoin – the second to launch in New York today. (2018)


Article

A Tale of Two Narratives: Money Crypto vs. Tech Crypto - Atrium

One thing I’ve learned as an investor at Village Global and avid participant in the crypto community via Token Daily:… (2018)


Article

Desperate Venezuelans Turn to Video Games to Survive - Bloomberg

Virtual currencies from such games as RuneScape are prized in a country whose real money is worthless. (2018)


Article

The Bloody Grab for Gold in Venezuela’s Most Dangerous Town - Bloomberg

With free rein from Maduro, the military cuts a violent swath through the failing state. Dispatches from ground zero, El Callao. (2018)


Article

Sovereign shambles: Venezuela 2018-08-21 | The Economist

President Nicolás Maduro’s “great economic revolution” begins today when five zeros are (2018)


Article

Even If It Fails: Why Dash Could Have a Lasting Impact on Crypto Adoption - CoinDesk

Few cryptocurrency projects are evangelizing in emerging markets as aggressively as dash, giving $2.3 million to communities in the developing world. (2018)


Article

This Billionaire Has Put Half His Net Worth Into Gold - Bloomberg

Some big investors see warning signs ahead for markets but are holding their positions. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is taking action: He’s ... (2018)


Article

This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town - POLITICO Magazine

Eastern Washington had cheap power and tons of space. Then the suitcases of cash started arriving. “The attraction then, as now, was the Columbi... (2018)


Article

Fork of a Fork: 'Bitcoin Private' Is Here, But What's It Worth? - CoinDesk

With Friday's birth of a new coin called "bitcoin private," the cryptocurrency space just keeps getting more meta. The much-discussed launch finds ... (2018)


Article

Europe's central banks are starting to replace US dollar reserves with the Chinese yuan — Quartz

Late last year, China's Xi Jinping said it was time for the nation to "take center stage in the world." There are many ways for China to do this, i... (2018)


Article

How traders 'pump and dump' cryptocurrencies - Business Insider

Take a look at the channels used to coordinate "pump and dump" schemes, which artificially inflate the price of cryptocurrencies. (2017)


Article

Coinbase: The Heart of the Bitcoin Frenzy - The New York Times

The San Francisco start-up has been at the center of the virtual currency boom. But like any young company, it is experiencing growing pains. (2017)


Article

Coinbase Ordered to Turn Over Identities of 14,355 Cryptocurrency Traders to the IRS

The exchange lost a legal battle and now Bitcoin’s tax problem is coming to a head. (2017)


Article

Cryptocurrencies Aren't 'Crypto'

As the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum skyrocket, and more and more people who are unfamiliar with technology join in the craze, words start to lose ... (2017)


Article

Bitcoin surges in Zimbabwe after military seize power

2017: "Bitcoin climbed as much as 10% on Zimbabwe’s Golix exchange on Wednesday after the country’s armed forces seized power. The price of th... (2017)


Article

A London startup is launching a debit card that lets you spend bitcoin

2017: "A London-startup headed by a Credit Suisse veteran is launching a new debit card that it claims will allow people to spend cryptocurrencies... (2017)


Article

Bitcoin's Exorbitant Energy Costs May Prove to Be Biggest Risk

Bloomberg, 2017: “It may not matter whether bitcoin’s a bubble. The staggering energy costs associated with “mining” the digital currency could pr... (2017)


Article

Evolving Economics of Bitcoin, Gold, Currencies

CME Group, 2017: "The value of a bitcoin has skyrocketed by a whopping 6,000,000% over seven years. But is the digital currency still undervalued... (2017)


Video

International finance: Why oligarchs choose London for their dirty money

Britain is one of the best places in the world to launder dirty money. Our new film tells you why—and asks whether that's likely to change.00:00 - ... (2023)


Video

The Monetary System Visually Explained

A great visual explanation of how monetary systems work. (2018)


Video

What gives a dollar bill its value? - Doug Levinson | TED-Ed

TED-Ed Published on Jun 23, 2014 The value of money is determined by how much (or how little) of it is in circulation. But who makes that dec... (2018)


Video

The Future of Money: Banking on Fintech | a16z

a16z, Published on Oct 25, 2017, Financial services startup, or fintech, are innovating across broad categories — in core banking, new financial s... (2017)


Podcast

The Federal Reserve is thinking about a digital dollar - Marketplace

Plus, what shoe sales are telling us about the economic recovery, President Joe Biden is asking federal agencies to gauge the financial risk of cli... (2021)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: All about Stablecoins – Andreessen Horowitz

The history, evolution, and use of money revolves around the important concept of debt: It's what allows us to "time travel" and build toward the f... (2018)


Podcast

Bitcoin Losers: What if you lose your bitcoin key? | Planet Money | NPR

The bitcoin market has gone crazy. And it's revealing something strange. A lot of people can't find their bitcoins. We go looking for lost billions. (2018)


SlideShare

Currency Exchange Rates and Arbitrage: TBird international finance class 01

Published on May 30, 2009 Series of lectures from Brian Butler, given during fall 2008 session at Thunderbird Global MBA, Miami campus: This ... (2018)


SlideShare

Currency Hedging: TBird International finance class

Published on May 30, 2009 Series of lectures from Brian Butler, given during fall 2008 session at Thunderbird Global MBA, Miami campus: This ... (2018)


SlideShare

Currency Trading and Speculation: International finance class lecture

Series of lectures from Brian Butler, given during fall 2008 session at Thunderbird Global MBA, Miami campus: This lecture 02: learn to use Inte... (2018)


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