Posts tagged Netflix
Pioneering Crypto ETPs to $3B in assets in 3 years, with 21Shares CEO Hany Rashwan
Pioneering Crypto ETPs to $3B in assets in 3 years, with 21Shares CEO Hany Rashwan

In this conversation, we chat with Hany Rashwan – the founder of Amun and 21Shares. Hany built the company that put out the first physically backed crypto Exchange Traded Product (ETP). In simpler terms, he created a vehicle for people to buy crypto assets, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, on the stock market. Alongside Cathie Wood of ARK, 21Shares recently submitted a Bitcoin ETF to the SEC. While he waits for the US to get on board, Hany's products are already offered all over Europe, with more than $3 billion under management.

More specifically, we touch on his early entrepreneurial mindset which lead him to building successful businesses, how currency devaluation in Egypt pushed him to create 21Shares, what an Exchange Traded Product (ETP) is and how it related to Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), the regulatory landscape for crypto-backed ETPs, and so so much more!

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asset management, crypto, digital investing, digital securities / STOLex Sokolin21Shares, Amun, Ethereum, Bitcoin, RuneScape, World of Warcraft, Neopets, MapleStory, PowerPets, Kout, PayPal, Stripe, Ribbon, Payout, Kleiner, Netflix, Blockbuster, Deutsche Borse, Axie Infinity, Solana, Polygon, Cardano
Apple's augmented reality leak, and what Fintech should do for the coming Multiverse
Apple's augmented reality leak, and what Fintech should do for the coming Multiverse

This week, let's dive into the Apple augmented reality glasses leak, the Magic Leap $350 million financing, and the uncanny imagery created by Epic Games' Unreal Engine. We summarize and pull apart the thesis of the Metaverse -- a virtual world as realistic and economically important as our own -- and how media and financial companies should think about the opportunity.

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augmented reality, metaverseLex SokolinDisney, Netflix, Unreal, Fortnite, Alethea, Magic Leap, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Stadia, Epic Games, Tencent
Citi launches free roboadvisor, and how roboadvisors are like Twinkies
Citi launches free roboadvisor, and how roboadvisors are like Twinkies

I discuss Citi's roboadvisor launch and why it took the firm 12 years to get to the party. We break down the difference between financial services ingredients and the organizations that combine those ingredients to manufacture and distribute financial products. We also look at how that consumer prerogative is defining the asset management industry, and the consolidation towards monolithic passive indexing providers. Last, we talk about how people prefer mass produced Twinkies to expensive artisanal desserts. Yummy!

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asset management, roboadvisor, digital transformationLex SokolinCiti, Jemstep, AdvisorEngine, BlackRock, FutureAdvisor, Invesco, Netflix
Blockchain progress through the lens of Binance's $180MM profit and Greensill's $1.5B SoftBank raise
Blockchain progress through the lens of Binance's $180MM profit and Greensill's $1.5B SoftBank raise

Look at the difference between (1) building out the crypto asset class, and (2) operating infrastruture for a blockchain-based digital economy. There are so many little logic pot holes into which you could fall! There are so many things one could believe that make the whole thing make no sense at all! I am anchoring around two primary data points -- a Multicoin report about Binance's financial progress and its massive (though unaudited) $180 million profit in Q3 of 2019, and a post by supply chain company Centrifuge about marrying cashflow financing with the decentralized web.

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crypto, exchanges / cap mkts, enterprise blockchain, supply chain / trade, regulation & complianceLex SokolinBinance, Greenshill, MakerDAO, Centrifuge, Debitum Network, SoftBank, Vauban, Pirate Bay, BitTorrent, Netflix, komgo