Alex Daniel
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Philip Hammond’s crypto firm Copper ‘quietly’ slashed jobs in winter cost cutting drive
Laid-off workers report cancelled Christmas trips and abrupt departures at firm where ex-chancellor is now chair → Read More
Philip Hammond’s crypto firm Copper’s chief legal officer leaves a year into the job
Carly Nuzbach Lowery, a former Barclays and Linklaters lawyer, joined the London-based company in March 2022 → Read More
Under-30s flood applications for Treasury’s prized ‘Britcoin’ boss job
Key government digital currency role attracts mainly young men after criticism over low pay → Read More
Magic Circle law firms beef up crypto teams: ‘Everyone wants a piece of it’
Crypto's boom-and-bust cycles have pushed it into the mainstream. That means more work for lawyers → Read More
The Fintech Files: Meet TP ICAP’s crypto bosses, why Amundi doesn’t believe the hype
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week → Read More
Bank of England: Digital pound ‘more likely than not’
Sir Jon Cunliffe says a UK digital pound now has a more than 50% chance of coming into existence → Read More
TP ICAP’s crypto heads target tradfi clients as trading platform nears launch
As the interdealer broker gears up to launch crypto exchange Fusion this year, FN speaks to the men behind it → Read More
The Fintech Files: LMAX says US crackdown isn’t ‘anti-crypto’, Coinbase turns to Europe
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week → Read More
LMAX boss David Mercer: ‘It’s foolhardy for crypto to take on the regulators’
The trading house boss disagrees with evangelists who think the SEC is anti-crypto → Read More
Listen back: What does the future hold for crypto?
Catch up on FN's talk with one of the UK's most influential crypto figures, David Mercer, on whether digital assets can bounce back from their winter → Read More
The Fintech Files: Gensler on the warpath, and meet ex-Bitstamp boss Julian Sawyer
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week → Read More
How Anna Brailsford gets thousands of women tech jobs at Goldman Sachs, BlackRock and Morgan Stanley
'They have to get ahead of the curve, and have to get ahead of it now, otherwise they're crushing their own competitive advantage' → Read More
‘I’m far too old to be called a crypto bro’: An Audience With ex-Bitstamp boss Julian Sawyer
The new Zodia Custody boss on Bitstamp, crypto's rebirth, and a chance encounter with Starling boss Anne Boden → Read More
Ziglu London crypto founder steps down after collapsed Robinhood deal
Mark Hipperson helped launch Starling Bank in 2015 before going into crypto → Read More
‘It’s a delusion’: Meet the financiers fighting back against crypto hype
Anti-crypto voices cite a 'lack of moral purpose' and 'deeply predatory' products → Read More
BNY Mellon names custody boss Caroline Butler as new crypto chief
'As institutional adoption of digital assets continues to evolve, we are committed to being a trusted provider of services,' bank says → Read More
What the UK’s new crypto rules could mean for traditional finance
Custodians, exchanges, and lenders are all in the firing line as the Treasury looks to safeguard investors → Read More
Fidelity’s institutional crypto chief Chris Tyrer quits
Tyrer exits digital assets role at investment giant after four years → Read More
The Fintech Files: FN’s crypto influencers revealed, Treasury looks for ‘Britcoin’ boss
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week → Read More
Banks face growing blockchain headache as crypto hacks worsen
Traditional finance engineers struggle without industry-wide security standards → Read More