Top News In Fintech And Beyond For April 25, 2022

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👉 Top Things To Know In TradeFi:

• Bitstamp, Benzinga chat at BTC22.
• Fidelity is building new crypto ETFs.
• Crypto.com supports MIT research. CRO/USD
• GS looks to woo FTX in Caribbean. GS
• Currency.com added crypto trading.
• Britannia has purchased Alphaplate.
• Cboe launching curb session trade. CBOE
• FTX: Algos must clear margin trade. FTT/USD
• Kraken has tapped new leadership. 
• Is Binance working w/ FSB agency. BNB/USD
• ThinkMarkets getting in DeFi CFDs.

Graphic: Via @RobinhoodApp.

👉 Top Things To Know In Fintech:

• Symbiotic makes utility w/DLT tech.
• Citi and STT invested in FunGuard. C
• Evolve, Trust and Bond partner up.
• Chargebee, Razorpay teaming up.
• Tencent is investing in a UK fintech. TCEHY
• OCC orders Anchorage to revamp.
• Skyflow, Plaid partnered on security.
• NY lawmakers eye stop to rug pulls.
• Billtrust grows KeyBank relationship. BTRS KEY
• Archa added $24M bag to develop.
• Twitter taps Stripe over creator pay. TWTR 
• Plaid co-founder rebranding bank.
• ADCB joined UAE DLT consortium.
• Cowen rolling out crypto algorithms.
• SALT pushes lending-as-a-service.
• Stripe is leading in carbon removal.
• Citi, Ebanx partner in Latin America.
• FCA review highlights fintech issue.
• C2FO surpasses $200B in funding.
• Finextra, Jobbio eye talent curation.
• Crypto not immune to macro trends.
• MicroDesk, Nordigen partnering up.
• A16z Crypto intros Web3 research.
• Goldman growing Marcus beta test.
• Ratio secures $120M in a Series A.
• CB Insight: Fintech Q1’22 analysis.
• MS: Crypto to be more widely used.
• Fintech Brex acquires Pry Financial.
• Macron wants to better regulations.

👉 Interesting Reads:

• Large cannabis consolidation likely.
• The affordability crisis is real & bad.
• Fincourse brought a couple millions.
• Will Fed tightening kill the markets.
• Ziglu <> Robinhood, CS, & stability. CS HOOD
• Libs of TikTok soars after a doxxing.
• Netflix canceled shows amid losses. NFLX
• CNN+ streaming service gets killed. T
• Top 10 degrees in fintech in Europe.
• GS: Apple, Meta lead in metaverse. GS AAPL FB
• If you get a W-2, “you are a sucker.”
• Elon Musk decimates Bill Gates life. TSLA MSFT

Graphic: Via @elonmusk.