The Fintech Files: VC funding craters in London, and ‘The Merge’ beckons
Cities like Ron Kalifa still like to present London as fintech’s beating heart on this side of the Atlantic – but new research shows the pace...
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Brands are introducing new Blockchain technologies to fight counterfeiting
Counterfeits in the fashion industry are on the rise The global luxury resale market in 2021 was valued at USD 32.61 billion and is likely to...
OCC orders bank to improve oversight of fintech partnerships
Recently, a national bank disclosed an agreement reached with the OCC that requires the bank to improve oversight and governance of third-party fintech partnerships. According to...
Blockchain Bites: F1 NFTs; AFP forms crypto entity; Treasury’s latest consultation on crypto; Celsius crypto can go to custodians
Trademark registrations point to F1 NFTs In recent years, fans have paid close attention to international trademark registrations to get an early opportunity to see what...
Crypto Crash Gives US Bank Regulators ‘Breathing Room,’ Officials Say
A rush to lay out new cryptoregulatory guidance has slowed as a fall in asset values has made the task less urgent, a senior banking regulator...
Potential legal obligations to the NFT marketplaces related to intellectual property rights
Background and overview: Along with the growing fascination with non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), there is growing concern about the legal liability for the activities associated with NFTs....
Knight FinTech’s Kushal Rastogi on transforming banking infrastructure
Kushal Rastogifounder and CEO of Knight FinTechhas an extensive background in finance and technology. For 14 years he dedicated himself to the world of finance, primarily...
The Fintech Files: JPMorgan’s blockchain chief on why ‘most crypto is still junk’
Back in February, Umar Farooq, the head of JPMorgan’s blockchain arm told Onyx Financial news that crypto was still in its “Napster age” – in other...
Branding the Future: Advertising Law, the Metaverse, and NFTs – Part 1
In his 1992 sci-fi thriller Snow crash, writer Neal Stephenson allowed his characters to escape from a dystopian Los Angeles into a completely virtual realm he...
Nike v. StockX case highlights many unanswered questions about IP and NFTs
At a recent technology conference, Bill Gates claimed that the value of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) is “100% based on greater fool theory” – the idea that...