Because I am raising concerns about the flood of unvetted illegal immigrants overwhelming American cities, the press will often characterize me as “anti-immigrant”. As an immigrant myself, nothing could be further from the truth. I am very much in favor of increased and

Proud that two of our clients made the print edition of today The Wall Street Journal written by Marc Vartabedian, #VC client Alex Marinier of New Form Capital and #financialservices client Gene A. Grant II of LevelField Financial, about how the surge in Bitcoin is driving the #venturecapital market.

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What Happens When You Get Too Good at Hiding Complexity In fintech we've spent the last couple of decades abstracting as much of the complexity in financial services away from the end customer as we could. We succeeded in making financial services more accessible, but we didn't

Is it confirmed that the conversation between Elon Musk and Donald J. Trump had the largest engagement in the history of social media?

forbes.com/sites/digital-… The way fintech companies work with banks is set to change

Bitcoin is not going anywhere as the Wall Street firms have found the revenue streams. forbes.com/sites/digital-…

.delian on capital intense businesses having more tangible moats compared to typical SaaS startups. "If you have zero marginal cost it also means you have zero moat."

Bitcoin is here to stay, and here is the simple reason why. forbes.com/sites/digital-…

Radical transformation is looming for customer-facing fintech firms as the economics, leadership, and control dynamics shift in favor of banks amidst regulatory changes and enforcement forbes.com/sites/digital-…

forbes.com/sites/digital-… Fintech companies offering banking-like products pose a hidden risk to customers, with many customers seemingly unaware of the potential dangers. These risks extend across both crypto and traditional sectors.

Dividend Alchemy: Unbundling Microsoft’s Equity With Blockchain via Forbes forbes.com/sites/digital-… $XCH #Chia #PermutoCapital

whitehouse.gov/presidential-a… I wonder if the bank regulators will now remove the prohibition on banks owning cryptocurrency. Seems such a restriction may not match the spirit of the Executive Order

Permuto Capital products intrigue me. Splitting dividends away from a common share is interesting financial innovation. Watching to see it explode in volume once they launch forbes.com/sites/digital-…

occ.treas.gov/news-issuances… The OCC has withdrawn 1179 (pre-permission). More importantly, the OCC has reaffirmed letter 1170 -- stating it is permissible for banks to engage in custody and custody related services.

Banks still cannot hold cryptocurrency for their own accounts. The OCC Interpretive Letter 1183 on Friday was a great start, but no celebration until the Jan. 3, 2023 prohibition is removed. federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pre…

National banks can provide cryptocurrency related services forbes.com/sites/digital-…

I revised my article about the OCC authorizing national banks to offer cryptocurrency services. I wanted to highlight that the OCC has also rescinded the directive barring banks from holding cryptocurrencies directly. forbes.com/sites/digital-…

The restriction on banks directly holding cryptocurrency makes little sense, considering their expertise in handling volatile assets. forbes.com/sites/digital-…

Banks may soon own cryptocurrency. The idea of traditional banks holding digital assets was inconceivable a few months ago, but times are changing. forbes.com/sites/digital-…