Category: FinTech
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Fixing Financial Plumbing: Jay Heller on the Future of Autonomous Capital Flow
Every single day, trillions of dollars flow silently beneath the surface of the global economy—moving through governments, central banks, and massive financial institutions. But the underlying plumbing that governs these capital movements was built for a legacy era. Today, we are cracking open the future of institutional payments, digital asset infrastructure, and cross-border capital velocity.…
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Kraken CEO on the Synthetic Frontier: Crypto, Capital, and the Architecture of Trust
At the Semafor World Economy summit, nestled within the broader discussions of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, the “Future of Capitalism” session took a sharp turn into the digital deep end. Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken, sat down with Semafor’s Rohan Goswami to dissect a global financial landscape that is being re-architected in…
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The Institutionalization of Trust: Crypto, Credit, and the Future of Capitalism
At the Semafor World Economy summit, the “Future of Capitalism” session offered a visceral look at the growing pains of a financial system in mid-transition. Featuring Anthony Scaramucci (SkyBridge Capital) and Jenny Johnson (CEO of Franklin Templeton), the discussion moved beyond the “if” of digital assets to the “how” of institutional integration. From a technologist’s…
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Navigating the Energy Shock: Ken Griffin of Citadel on Geopolitics and the American Brand
At the Semafor World Economy summit, held during the high-stakes World Bank & IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., the atmosphere was charged with a mix of fiscal caution and geopolitical anxiety. Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel, took the stage for a candid discussion on “The Future of Global Finance.” For a technologist…
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From Freakouts to Forecasts: How AI Is Changing the Game in Finance
Cambridge, MA – MIT EmTechAI: Andrew Lo, Director of the Laboratory for Financial Engineering at MIT Sloan School of Management, offers a pragmatic and nuanced perspective on how AI-particularly large language models (LLMs)-is already transforming the financial sector and where its greatest business value lies today. AI as a Financial Advisor: From Skepticism to Surprising…
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Tech Snippets Today – Mauricio Di Bartolomeo – Co-Founder & CSO at Ledn with Joseph Raczynski
Did you know that if you are a holder of digital assets, you can take a loan out against those tokens? Ledn is a company that offers this service. I met with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Co-Founder and CSO of Ledn for a dynamic conversation about how this works. More about the company from CoinDesk: Cryptocurrency…