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Managing IoT Data SECURITY RISKS

24 Nov 2020 3 minute read 8 comments Matthew Rosenquist $2.33

We are surrounded!  Smart devices are everywhere and being integrated into all facets of our lives, from toothbrushes to automobiles.  Entire cities are becoming ‘smart’, as are factories, governments, global retail, freight logistics, and all natio...

The Civic Wallet Scam: A Dangerous Data Grab

11 Nov 2020 3 minute read 16 comments Hamminy $10.34

The new wave of crypto tools relies on new crypto investors either remaining ignorant of or devaluing custody of their finances and data. The mainstream has been programmed to accept that we don't own our own information or currency. Blockchain and c...

A deep dive into the Streamr Network

2 Oct 2020 3 minute read 2 comments paragism $17.76

Publish-subscribe is a popular communication pattern. The most popular communication method in a centralized server-based system is the usage of Message Broker. With a Message Broker, the producer sends a message to a server that can provide data mar...

What does google know about you?

1 Oct 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Blindworld $0.33

In this modern world, we use at least one service from Google. Let it be chrome, Gmail, hangouts, play store, youtube, or any other from their growing inventory.   What if I tell you that Google might know you better than your mother? After all these...

Weekly Briefing №81 | Forget Cash. Trust and Data are King.

29 Sep 2020 6 minute read 0 comments FinRev $0.91

Welcome to our 81st edition. Washington and the stock market may be shaky, but so far, financial innovation keeps chugging along. On our train this week: The seeds of an alt coin meltdown can be found in one place Nicky Minaj’s economics chops; a tr...

Weekly Briefing No. 62 | Fintech Pros: Are You In or Are You In?

2 Sep 2020 5 minute read 0 comments FinRev $0.22

As we enter the new year, we note that some are into fintech for real and some are into it for a trade. We suggest that 2017 will be the year that determines who’s really in. Also this week: A human vs. machine contest relevant for investors and tra...

Weekly Briefing No. 61 | 2017 Fintech Prognosticators: Blindfolded Monkeys or Keen Experts?

1 Sep 2020 3 minute read 0 comments FinRev $0.07

In 1973, Princeton professor Burton Malkiel famously asserted that a bunch of blindfolded monkeys throwing darts at a newspaper’s stock table could select a portfolio that would perform as well as one carefully selected by a panel of experts. For 14...

Weekly Briefing No. 59 | Can Crowdsourcing + Data = Alpha?

30 Aug 2020 6 minute read 0 comments FinRev $0.17

2016’s last “regular” edition features lots of goodies for you to read by your tree, menorah, kinara or Festivus pole. Here’s what’s in store: The FR’s exclusive 1-on-1 with Quantopian’s John Fawcett Financial services: Look out for Snap, Uber, AirB...

Data Firm Suggests Prevailing Ethereum Trends Similar to 2017 Pre-ICO Boom

22 Aug 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Richard M Adrian $0.26

Ethereum came into existence on August 2015 and by 2017 had risen the ladders of crypto patriarchy. A research firm that helps investors learn about crypto perfomance took a look at Ethereum’s on-chain activity and this is what they found out:   Ethe...

Weekly Briefing No. 50 | The Wells Fargo Board Should Visit Wrigley Field

21 Aug 2020 6 minute read 0 comments FinRev $0.16

Wells Fargo’s new skipper, fintech chatbots and Deep Learning all caught our attention this week. Also in the batter’s box: TechCrunch’s Bitcoin series, Goldman’s launch of Marcus, Cloud9’s fundraising and why insurance companies are subsidizing sma...