Top News In Fintech And Beyond For March 28, 2022

👉 Top Things To Know In TradeFi:

• Benzinga exclusive with WonderFi.
• TradeStation Crypto expands offer.
• Paradigm invests ~$9M in Ribbon.
• Podcast w/Perpetual Protocol lead.
• Coincheck is listing on the Nasdaq.
• CFTC’s input on FTX retail margin.

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👉 Top Things To Know In Fintech:

• Wealth raises $16M in seed funds.
• MoonPay adds fincrime watchdog.
• Inside Stripe’s 2nd shot at cryptos.
• Exxon pilots bitcoin mining project. XOM BTC/USD
• Nexo experiments w/liquid staking.
• Truework added instant approvals.
• Fed’s Waller: Blockchain overrated.
• Colombia’s Plurall securing $1.5M.
• Ola eyes Avail Finance acquisition.
• Katie Haun lands $1.5B for crypto.
• Avalanche launches a creator fund.
• Mastercard driving scale of BNPL. MA
• PayPal Ventures invests in Cymbio. PYPL
• Aavenir adds $6M Series A round.
• LG eyes crypto and DLT initiatives.
• Worldcoin adds $100M in a round.
• European fintech rankings in 2022.

👉 Interesting Reads:

• Hussman: Quit while you’re ahead.
• Greenspan’s recession indicators.
• Uber reaches deal to list NYC taxis. UBER
• Jump Trading’s response to a heist.
• Trading houses adapting to survive.
• The best road to net worth of 15M.
• Deutsche fires over strip club visit. DB
• SpaceX, NOC to resupply the ISS. NOC
• Fink: World order upended via war.
• What does it mean to own cryptos.