Fintech Today - FTT Update: That Ozy Scandal Though...
Hi all, Julie here.
New podcast episode out with Charley! After he wrote about NFTs and his conversation with SHL0MS last week, I wanted to get him to dive deeper into this topic. Take a listen here!
Also, not really fintech related but wow this story is WILD.
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Company News
Inside Robinhood During Its Crisis
Our dear executive friends at Robinhood were saying one thing publicly and another internally, according to new court documents. From CNBC:
“According to the suit, in one instance, Robinhood Chief Operating Officer Gretchen Howard messaged internally that the start-up was facing a ‘major liquidity crisis.’ Publicly, the company’s chief executive said the opposite’... ‘There was no liquidity problem,’ CEO Vlad Tenev told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin a day later, on Jan. 29."
Crypto Watch
As we mentioned on Friday, Beijing implemented a new blanket ban on all cryptocurrency trading and mining, and it’s continuing to have a large impact this week. Crypto exchanges and service providers are scrambling to sever business ties with mainland Chinese clients. Crypto wallet company TokenPocket, for instance, sent a notice to clients that said it would terminate services to mainland Chinese clients that risk violating Chinese policies and would "actively embrace" regulation.
Coinbase Gets Into Direct Deposit
If you are in our FTT Slack, you knew about this on Friday ;) Amongst a few feature announcements at Coinbase is the ability to get direct deposits in crypto. Customers will be able to deposit a portion of their paycheck into Coinbase, of which you can opt to have it converted into crypto automatically. It doesn't have to be Bitcoin either, with any of the cryptos Coinbase offers being an option. Users can also get rewards on Coinbase Card purchases including 1% back in DAI, ETH, DOGE or BTC and 4% back in GRT, XLM, AMP or RLY. Here’s to hoping people get paid on days after Bitcoin decides to fall 🤷🏼♀️
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Julie VerHage-Greenberg is the co-founder of Fintech Today, where she focuses on editorial content and brand. Prior to joining, she was Bloomberg’s first fintech reporter, covering Robinhood from before it was a billion dollar company, breaking the news that Plaid was acquiring Quovo, and interviewing executives on Bloomberg TV and at several large conferences.
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FTT Update: Back From My Honeymoon
Friday, September 24, 2021
Hi all, Julie here. Back from the honeymoon! Huge thanks to Parker for handling the newsletter while I was out. Hope you guys enjoyed her writing, as well as all the podcast episodes that aired
FTT+ Expert Charley Ma's Convo With SHL0MS
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Hi everyone, Charley here. First, quick reminder that if you sign up for FTT+, you get my posts earlier and access to our exclusive FTT+ Community on Slack. Today's post is a little out there,
FTT Update: NFT Sports are on 🔥, Paypal's "SuperApp"
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Hi friends! Parker here. After writing about the Mainnet conference in Monday's newsletter, FTT community member and VP of BD & Ops at Messari Ben O'Neill reached out and invited me to
FTT Special: Unit21 Deep Dive
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Hi all, Julie here. If you're like me and pay attention to current events, cybersecurity and hacking seem to occupy more and more air time than ever. From massive cyber breaches like the
FTT Update: Toast, Minerals, and Coinbase
Monday, September 20, 2021
Hi friends, Parker here. Happy Monday! With the Messari Mainnet conference kicking off today in NYC, the energy in the city is electric. I attended a few satellite events last night and ended up
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