Weekly Roundup
Bitcoin ETFs.
CBOE sought approval from the SEC to list a bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).
Zoom Invites to Retail.
It was reported that publicly traded companies are “zooming” in on small shareholders amid retail trading frenzy; “we want to let them ask us anything,’ noted the CFO of an online car-parts seller.
Increase in Asian Retail Investor Participation.
It was reported that retail investor participation is increasing not only in the US, but in Asia as well on a “mind boggling” scale; that low cost or free investing apps have attracted individual retail investors with time on their hands during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cybersecurity and Source Code.
Theft of source code continued to garner headlines, as it was further reported that Vice City & Grand Theft Auto III’s Source Code Has Been Reverse- Engineered.
In the Mix: This Week’s Top FinTech Thought Leader
- Stephanie Walden and Daphne Foreman wrote “Fintech Tools To Help You Master Money Mindfulness In ”
- Omer Ismail is leaving Goldman to launch a fintech operation for Walmart in consumer
- Michelle Clark wrote an article explaining “NFTs” or non-fungible tokens and why they arereportedly worth billions in the crypto space.