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William Ramstein

From San Francisco, William worked for Figure Technologies' capital markets blockchain trading platform, Lending Club's ABS structuring team, SoFi's BD team and Yodlee as a Sales analyst.

Mobility

5 May 2021

Why the 1 million trucker shortage could be profitable

The reopening trade demand surge plus supply chain bottlenecks currently challenge the freight industry in several ways. What are the consequences of this pressure to expand quickly and how to play it?

Crypto ・ Asia ・ USA

4 May 2021

The e-dollar project is live: and how it differs from the e-yuan

Yesterday, the Digital Dollar Project launched five pilot programs to test out the e-dollar. In this article, we dissect the differences between the e-dollar and the e-yuan, and shed some light on of the hinge points around international ...

Crypto

3 May 2021

Ethereum surpasses $3,000. What's next?

The second largest cryptocurrency by market cap could threaten Bitcoin's position as leader of the pack. How can Ether's recent performance be explained, and is it too late to take an interest in ETH?

Crypto

29 April 2021

How MakerDAO facilitates pure peer-to-peer online lending

The MakerDAO project offers users a decentralized peer- to- peer lending mechanism by which to borrow funds in such a way that is inflation protected. We explore how the protocol runs and some use cases.

28 April 2021

Why loyalty programs work and create bilateral value

They say luring in a customer is five times more expensive than paying to retain already existing ones. Learn why loyalty programs have become a pivotal aspect of how retail companies slow down the ...

Technology

27 April 2021

Pet stocks are not just pandemic stocks—who let the dogs out?

While quarantines may have stirred people’s desires to own pets, pet stocks should not be strictly categorized as covid-era stocks—after all, cats and dogs tend to live at least a decade!

Stocks ・ Technology

26 April 2021

What the Walmart investment in Cruise says about retail

Cruise, a General Motors company, bagged a $750M investment from

Technology ・ Blockchain

23 April 2021

Web3: towards data democracy? pt. 2

Web 3 has a mission—to give data ownership back to users. In this second part, learn about Web 3 use cases, where the trends are going, and what its limitations are today.

Technology ・ Blockchain

21 April 2021

Web3: towards data democracy? pt.1

Broadly defined, Web3 is at the intersect of blockchain, decentralization and linked data—ultimately, its mission is to give data ownership back to the people.

Technology ・ Future Series

19 April 2021

Robotics: how to invest in Globalization 4.0

In her novel ‘’Robotics through Science Fiction’’, Professor Robin Murphy says that in engineering, form follows function. Time has come to forget humanoid robots and think about robots as intersectional technologies you can invest in! ...

Crypto

16 April 2021

Bitcoin momentum embargoed as Turkey bans crypto transfers!

After banning PayPal in 2016, could Turkey target Bitcoin next? With fears of funds escaping the country and hurting the Lira, Erdogan chose to put a halt to the emerging crypto asset class. What does a ...

Crypto ・ Politics

15 April 2021

What Gary Gensler’s SEC appointment means for crypto

Gary Gensler, MIT fintech professor, long time regulator and ex-banker, was appointed SEC chairman by the Senate. While he is a proponent of financial innovation, he will seek to re-shape regulation before ...

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