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Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Introduction Part III of this Primer Series will seek to explain the importance of certain events that will occur after The Merge within the Ethereum ecosystem, and why these events are so important. These events include the concept of Ethereum ‘Triple Halving’, the proposed Ethereum ‘Shanghai’ upgrade,
07 September 2022 /crypto /markets
Christophe Kasolowsky Partner at Baringa Partners
It is hard to go more than a few minutes without reading an article on the current state of Cryptocurrencies. Business icons like Bill Gates and Jamie Diamond have publicly dismissed them as “based on greater fool theory” and “worthless” respectively, while Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, just announced he will use Bitcoin to build a new, decentrali...
06 September 2022 /crypto /predictions
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting A brief history of Ethereum developments It is helpful to briefly understand historical developments pertaining to Ethereum, in order to frame the developments ushered in by The Merge. On 1 April 2014, the Ethereum Yellow Paper was published which set out a technical definition of the Ethereum protocol (
06 September 2022 /crypto /markets
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Introduction This ‘Ethereum (ETH) Merge’ Primer Series of blogs, will seek to describe what the event referred to as ‘The Merge’ is, and why it is so relevant and important to the overall evolution of the Ethereum platform. It has now been proposed that The Merge is scheduled to commence on Thursday 15
05 September 2022 /crypto /markets
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Role of the Monetary Authority of Singapore In June 2021 the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) commenced an investigation into the Singapore-based investment fund ‘Three Arrows Capital Pte. Ltd.’ (3AC Singapore) (MAS 2022). On the face of it this consisted of a one-year investigation which culminate
26 August 2022 /crypto /markets
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Introduction In Parts V and VI of this Crypto Analysis Case Study, we will seek to tie together the issues raised regarding the crypto hedge fund ‘Three Arrows Capital’ (3AC), and the ultimate failure of its Singapore-based investment fund ‘Three Arrows Capital Pte. Ltd.’ (3AC Singapore). 3AC Singapore
25 August 2022 /crypto /markets
Indra Chourasia Industry Advisor at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
After the frightening market distress triggered from crash of Terra Luna - engulfing prominent players like Three Arrows Capital and Celsius in recent months, the crypto ecosystem is still finding a way. At the same time, the recent turmoil in crypto-asset markets has underlined increased risks from intense volatility and structural vulnerabilitie...
21 August 2022 /regulation /crypto
Karen Hsu CMO at Appdome
Recently, bills were introduced in the U.S. Senate that would give Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversight of cryptocurrency, which would treat them as digital commodities. Regardless of whether the bill becomes law, however, banks and financial institutions should pay close attention to cryptocurrency, if for no other reason than...
09 August 2022 /security /crypto
Mike Castiglione Director of Regulatory Affairs, Digital Assets at Eventus
Last year crypto got too big to ignore. This year’s downturn, coupled with several company implosions, is spurring a stronger focus on regulation. New regulations were coming even without the fall in crypto prices. Policymakers globally have put significant time and attention into the still emerging industry. Many crypto companies themselves—along...
By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Introduction In Part IV of this ‘Three Arrows Capital’ (3AC) Case Study, we will set out an analysis of the reasons why I believe that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) failed in its duty of supervisory capacity vis-à-vis the adequate, prudent, and timely supervision of the firm, and how this fai
04 August 2022 /crypto /markets
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