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What happened to the bitcoin bubble?

Chris Skinner

I was interviewed by UBS’s wealth management team a month ago, when the bitcoin bubble was in full bloom. That is the contention of Chris Skinner, Chairman of The Financial Services Club, author of thefinanser.com blog and one of Financial News’ ‘FinTech 40’ most influential people in financial technology.

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NEW REPORT: How Banks Are Driving API-First Strategies

PYMNTS

New payment and financial technologies are quickly emerging from the FinTech community, all with the promise of expediting payments and reducing the distance between cross-border trading partners.

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Governments Sending Mixed Signals On Blockchain

PYMNTS

Bitcoin doesn’t necessarily have the blessing of government agencies, but what about blockchain? It seems governments are a bit more open to distributed ledger technology (DLT), though that doesn’t mean blockchain companies get a free pass with regulators. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton spoke Monday (Jan.

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Investment Tracker: FLYR’s Data Science Shakes Up Travel Industry

PYMNTS

That capital is earmarked toward helping the firm’s balance sheet ahead of new capital rules that go into effect within the next two years. The latest funding round was led by Thrive Capital. FLYR is a data science company that sits at the intersection of travel and financial technology, said Project Manager Andrew Jing.

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What Customer Intimacy Has To Do With Payments

PYMNTS

What have the powerhouses Starbucks and Airbnb managed to do better than anyone else? A year ago, bitcoin was hot, companies rushed to add bitcoin to their checkout form. Establish customer intimacy, according to Bill Clerico, CEO of WePay. We asked our customers whether they wanted us to do that too.

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Companies ‘Pivoting To Blockchain’ See Huge Stock Spikes — But Does The Hype Hold Up?

CB Insights

As with a couple other companies on this list, the coinciding meteoric rise in Bitcoin price likely helped buoy investor interest in all things crypto at the time.). In late December, Riot Blockchain’s stock rose dramatically once more to hit a new high, likely buoyed by the corresponding spike in bitcoin price.

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Fintech Labs Insights

Are you building new financial technology? Let’s Talk Payments looks at how the financial services industry is learning to love the blockchain. Marketing Mag interviews new VP of marketing for Thinking Capital , Roshni Wijayashinha. Pich Technologies launches new website.