Posts tagged Broadridge
The software stack powering Capital Markets and its coming transformation, with Horacio Barakat of Broadridge

In this conversation, we geek out with Horacio Barakat, who serves as the Head of Digital Innovation for Capital Markets and the Head of DLT for the Repo Platform of Broadridge, about digital transformation, capital markets, and the role of blockchain in the institutional part of the financial industry.

Additionally, we explore the embedded complexities of capital markets and how fundamental they are to the smooth functioning of our economy, determining the growth of companies, and funding expansion. Touching on everything from the engine that powers capital markets, how that engine has evolved to becoming computational, and lastly how companies like Broadridge are leading the deep work going on in making that engine better.

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Mergers and Acquisitions in open-source Decentralized Finance, and its $5 billion market capitalization

This week, we look at:

  • M&A in decentralized finance, focusing on the Yearn protocol and its targets Pickle, Cream, Akropolis

  • The motivations behind such M&A, and where economic value collects

  • The importance of community and security, creating increasing returns to scale

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