BRI

Empowering businesses and governments to succeed in the new digital age

[BRI @blockchainRI]

To learn more, check out our latest research report by @DHeintzman and @alextapscott analyzing the state of affairs in the US market https://t.co/kSdVnXFRo2

[BRI @blockchainRI]

Alex Tapscott shared his latest in @CoinDesk on the state of CLARITY, arguing that regulations should first consider the needs of the average person rather than the interests of the big banks.

[BRI @blockchainRI]

Alex Tapscott shared his latest in @CoinDesk on the state of CLARITY, arguing that regulations should first consider the needs of the average person rather than the interests of the big banks.

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

Banking interests are trying to throw mud on the windshield and cloud the debate over CLARITY.

Lost in the D.C. wrangling is the American consumer—and what THEY actually want.

That’s the focus of my latest for @CoinDesk

Isn’t it past time we thought about the little guy? 👇

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

Yikes. Jamie Dimon calls Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong “full of shit.”

I listened twice and don’t recall hearing the word “customer” once.

Maybe that’s because banks pay 0.3% on savings accounts—and want to keep it that way.

[BRI @blockchainRI]

What an amazing discussion about the future of financial services with @mcagney and @alextapscott. Check it out!

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

New @defidecodedpod is out!

I speak with Mike Cagney (@mcagney) founder of @Figure

Most fintechs just add 'digital wallpaper' to financial services.

Figure is reinventing the industry from first principles, transforming how we move, store, and borrow money.

An amazing discussion!

Check it out 👇

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

Thank you to @TetraDigitalGrp for inviting me to moderate the opening session this morning at CADD and Coffee, part of Toronto Tech Week!

We had a star studded panel, including:

@liamihorne of @tempo
Felipe Priuli of Tetra
Vlad Tasevski of @PurposeInvest
Victor Zhang of @Wealthsimple

The group shared how CADD and other stablecoins can modernize Canada's financial system, secure our sovereignty and extend influence throughout the world.

#TorontoTechWeek
@TOtechweek

[Don Tapscott @dtapscott]

Excited to be giving the opening keynote at Digital Asset Summit Canada in Toronto on May 29 alongside leaders across digital assets, AI, finance, blockchain, and technology. My keynote will shares conclusions from an eight-month research project and forthcoming report on "Rebuilding Canada for the New Technology Order." Looking forward to a great event!

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

New @defidecodedpod is out!

I sat down with Carlos Pereira, crypto partner at @BITKRAFTVC.

What started as a conversation about Web3 gaming became a much broader and deeper discussion about the battle for human attention and the gamification of everything.

Prediction markets, betting apps, streamers, social media, games — increasingly, everything is becoming gamified

Thank you @cegapereira for joining us!

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

A Canadian CBDC is a bad idea.

We don’t need a state-run digital currency. We need rules that empower private sector innovators to build better alternatives.

A more competitive financial sector will strengthen Canada’s sovereignty, expand consumer choice, and drive economic growth.

The framework exists. Let's implement it.

My latest for the @financialpost

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

After years railing against the big banks, democrats are now…cozying up to them?

They may think they’re scoring points standing up to “crypto bros” but they’re really standing against the American people -the vast majority of whom want CLARITY passed.

[BRI @blockchainRI]

On this week's @defidecodedpod, @alextapscott sits down with @Matt_Hougan, CIO of @Bitwise. Matt is a terrific communicator who spends his time talking to financial advisors and institutional investors. Bitwise is a pioneer in our industry. Worth a listen!

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

New DeFi Decoded is out!

I sit down with fan fave @Matt_Hougan CIO of @Bitwise

Matt spend a lot of time with financial advisors - the unseen gatekeepers who manage TRILLIONS in wealth.

They own crypto themselves but not in client portfolios..yet.

Matt thinks that's all about to change.

Find out why! 👇

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

Onchain investing is where private equity was 40 years ago: niche, and limited to a few early adopters.

Today, institutions allocate 20% to private markets, while few still allocate onchain.

As adoption grows, could onchain/offchain become the new public/private?

[BRI @blockchainRI]

Last fall we released a report calling for a common sense approach to balancing innovation, stability, and the interests of consumers. This deal seems to get it right, tracking much of what we advocated for: https://t.co/kSdVnXFRo2

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

Kudos to @SenThomTillis and @Sen_Alsobrooks for threading the needle on this and finding a common sense approach that pushes financial innovation forward.

Consumers win when there is more competition and choice.

Now time to get CLARITY passed!

[BRI @blockchainRI]

Great discussion on this week's @defidecodedpod about how institutions think about investing in crypto assets and blockchain opportunities. Check it out!

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

New @defidecodedpod is out!

I sit down with Anthony Bassili, President of Coinbase Asset Management.

We discuss:

The role of crypto in a portfolio
Bridging Wall Street to Web3
Getting investors 'off zero'
Their new $CUSHY yield product

and more!

@CoinbaseAM @SmartestBeta

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

It was a pleasure to host @BradMBradford at our Toronto offices and hear his vision for the future of our city.

CMCC Global is committed to growing our presence in Toronto, which has the raw ingredients to build a world class innovation economy that leads in blockchain, AI and more.

Let’s build it!

[BRI @blockchainRI]

Canada doesn't need a CBDC, it needs a digital infrastructure policy that enables us to upgrade our financial system and money. Embracing private sector innovators is critical to achieving that goal.

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

A Canadian CBDC is a solution in search of a problem.

If the concern is dollarization of the Canadian economy, then Canada should be leaning into private sector innovation, not time consuming 'proof of concepts,' which is just innovation theatre for the big banks.

Instead we should implement the stablecoin framework already passed in the March budget and create the conditions for Canadian startups and fintechs (and banks, if so inclined) to issue regulated, Canadian-dollar stablecoins.

We don't need a state-run digital currency to future-proof our money and financial system.

We just need a government that lets private sector innovators invent and build their own.

[BRI @blockchainRI]

Terrific discussion with @puntium and @avichal of @ElectricCapital about why the best investors are builders and why AI is ushering in a new age of business and tech.

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

Venture capital is evolving. Increasingly, the best investors are builders.

Because you can’t underwrite what you don’t understand.

On this week's @defidecodedpod we speak with @puntium and @avichal of @ElectricCapital about the future of VC, AI x crypto and more.

Check it out 👇

[BRI @blockchainRI]

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[BRI @blockchainRI]

A fascinating @defidecodedpod conversation with @buchmanster of @informalinc and @cyclesmoney at the intersection of biology, money, and decentralized systems. Worth a listen!

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

New @defidecodedpod is out!

I sit down with @buchmanster of @informalinc and @cyclesmoney .

Ethan is an outside of the box thinker who loves asking big questions, like:

"What can biology teach us about building a more balanced and efficient financial system?"

"Can blockchain help us overcome barter's coincidence of wants problem?"

"How would banks survive if they could never again make money on the float?"

"Can money be a local and global phenomenon?"

And a lot more.

Check it out!

[BRI @blockchainRI]

Our research supports these findings as well. Check out the full report here: https://t.co/kSdVnXFRo2

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

Stablecoins are good for consumers and will bring much needed innovation to the banking industry.

This has been intuitively obvious since the beginning and is now supported by data and study.

[BRI @blockchainRI]

On this episode of @defidecodedpod, @alextapscott speaks with @mikebelshe about the meaning and importance of the CLARITY Act. At BRI, we continue to advocate for common sense policies that support innovation and protect consumers, not the vested interests of incumbents.

[Alex Tapscott @alextapscott]

New @defidecodedpod with my friend @mikebelshe, Founder and CEO of @BitGo.

We talk:

1. Quantum - FUD or Real threat?
2. Building the Bank of the Future
3. Why the world needs CLARITY
4. What crypto has taught TradFi
4. BUIDLing for the long-term

and more!

Check it out 👇