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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

FCA/PRA Diversity and Inclusion for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART IV

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (Bank of England (BoE)) (collectively the “regulators”) sought to engage with financial firms and other stakeholders, to discuss new proposed measures to boost “diversity and inclusion” (D&I) in f...

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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

FCA/PRA Diversity and Inclusion for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART III

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (Bank of England (BoE)) (collectively the “regulators”) sought to engage with financial firms and other stakeholders, to discuss new proposed measures to boost “diversity and inclusion” (D&I) in f...

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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

FCA/PRA Diversity and Inclusion for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART II

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (Bank of England (BoE)) (collectively the “regulators”) sought to engage with financial firms and other stakeholders, to discuss new proposed measures to boost “diversity and inclusion” (D&I) in f...

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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

FCA/PRA Diversity and Inclusion for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART I

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION “Complicated as hell.” That is how I would summarise new proposed regulatory measures to boost “diversity and inclusion” (D&I) in financial services. In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (Bank of England (BoE)) (collectively the “reg...

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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

The ‘Ethereum (ETH) Merge’ Primer Series: PART IV

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting Cumulative analysis of The Merge In Part I of this ‘Ethereum (ETH) Merge’ Primer Series of blogs, we provided a background to the Ethereum platform and its originally envisaged range of potential applications, such as sub-currencies (token systems), financial derivatives, savings wallets, and ‘decentral

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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

The ‘Ethereum (ETH) Merge’ Primer Series: PART III

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,

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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

The ‘Ethereum (ETH) Merge’ Primer Series: PART II

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 (

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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

The ‘Ethereum (ETH) Merge’ Primer Series: PART I

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

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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

Crypto Analysis Case Study - ‘Three Arrows Capital’: PART VI

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

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Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

Crypto Analysis Case Study - ‘Three Arrows Capital’: PART V

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

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