FTX MARKET MANIPULATION

One of the clearest cases of the need to regulate cryptocurrencies. The manipulation of markets described in the article is reminiscent of the stock market before regulations were put in place to prohibit these practices.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/technology/ftx-modulo-capital.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock

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UK Proposed Digital Pound is in Sight

 The U.K.'s intent to introduce a digital pound in the coming years is notable for its commitment to giving access to banks, credit cards, and payment systems such as PayPal access to the digital payment system, thus allowing them to compete with the digital pound. The U.K.'s move is a defensive attempt to forestall competition by cryptocurrencies and similar techniques. All major countries face the same threats and are examining the introduction of digital currencies. Paradoxically, cryptocurrencies may yet have a significant impact on the world's payment system, not as a substitute for existing payment systems, but as a spur to the development of national digital currencies. 

https://www.ft.com/content/1247a045-6750-45ee-b3a9-f5144d4efb4d

FinTech Haphazard Valuations

 FinTech Haphazard Valuations

​https://on.ft.com/3RHadAr
The immense decline in the valuation of FinTech companies, pegged at around 50%, reflects the overly optimistic assessment of the firms' future profitability, especially in the outlook for future revenues.  This is a chronic problem in the valuation of newer high-tech companies where little or no performance data exists.  The same problem occurred during the dot-com period in the late 1990s.