Are Corporations Preparing for a Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Takeover?”
There have been several scenarios throughout Bitcoin’s development that suggests a major corporate takeover might be on the verge of happening. The entry of some of the most well-established families in the corporate world, as...
India Stack – Digitization of an Economy
China is perhaps the most glaring example of digital transformation that we have seen in the past decade or so in the context of Fintech environment, but another transformation that is taking place right now...
DDI Blockchain Weekly (August 13th-19th)
Crypto markets briefly dived below $200 million to hit the lowest total capitalization since November 2017, before bouncing back to end the week virtually unchanged. And while Bitcoin followed a similar trend, Bitcoin dominance...
Developing Crowd-Sourced Trading Strategies and DIY Hedge Funds
It was once the norm that being a hedge fund quant required some seriously impressive academic credentials. Straight-A's at school, a degree from a top tier university, and perhaps even a PhD was needed...
Why the Future of ICO is Bright for Lithuania
Learn why new regulations and Lithuania’s current stance on start-ups is making the country one of the safest places to do business. On 8th June 2018, the Lithuanian government have released new guidelines on Initial...
RegTech & its Challenges
The Global financial crisis of 2008 was not only the turning point in the evolution of Fintech as we have seen in the last decade but a game changer for the resulting financial regulations...
Infographics Digest — Vol. 6
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DDI Blockchain Weekly (August 6th – 12th)
It was a week of both highs and lows. On Saturday, the crypto market as a whole plunged to fresh lows for 2018, as total market capitalization slumped to under $212 billion on Saturday,...
Turkish Lira meltdown & contagion fears
Summer is usually a slow time for the financial markets with range bound moves specially in the Forex markets but all that seems set to change with the collapse that we saw in the...
Market Movers & Shakers
Let’s start off with the Equities where U.S markets continue to outperform pretty much every global index in the World on the back of yet another strong earnings season. The driving force behind this...
Responsible Investing and Alphabet Soup in the EU
Look past the acronyms and you’ll see increasingly valuable work that will affect both how we invest, and how we address climate change The Paris Agreement on climate change took place in December 2015 with...
Technical Setups — Cryptos.Forex.Stocks
Crazy Cryptoverse What a rough last week it has been for Cryptos with the digital coins wiping out the gains for the past month. The total MarketCap collapsed from $296 billion to $255 billion at the time...
What is Biotech and How Can You Invest in it?
There’s no doubt that biotech is an extremely versatile and promising sector, and it’s only going to become more pervasive. But for anyone looking into biotech investing, there’s a few important things to be...
Will ICOs replace VCs for start-ups?
It was once the norm for an aspiring start-up to seek funding through venture capital (VC). Ownership of the company would be divided amongst participating investors via limited partnerships established by the VC firm,...
Is a National Cryptocurrency the solution to hyperinflation?
It should be an alarming fact for the proponents of fiat based economies that we are increasingly seeing a high number of hyperinflation cases in the last 30 years alone as depicted in the...
TechFin vs. FinTech – What’s the difference?
Most of you have a fair idea about Fintech where the original financial system is improved upon by the use of technology. A very common & simple example of this is the online banking...
The rise of P2P Finance model
The Global Financial crisis of 2007-08 in the U.S changed the global financial landscape dramatically resulting in the disruption of the conventional models of finance. The rapid devaluation of financial instruments like Mortgage backed...
Quandl and the Alternative Data Revolution
Alpha, as a measure of active management skills in the fund’s world, gauge the manager’s ability to beat the market. Skills aside, it is also largely related to information sources that the manager uses,...
Technical Setups – Cryptos.Forex.Stocks
Cryptocurrencies Cryptos just keep on going 24/7/365 - feels like there is no time to unwind or take a break so before the technical charts become invalid let's dive into them. The total MarketCap sits @ 296...
Tech rollover, Crypto FUD & Market noise
One thing that always bothered me in my early trading days was the abundance of "noise" out there that distracted me constantly and adversely affected my ability to make sound trading decisions based on...