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July 23, 2021 | FORBES
Bitcoin About-Face: JPMorgan Opens Crypto Trading To All Clients
In an ironic twist given CEO Jamie Dimon’s well-established distrust of the industry, JPM JPM +0.8%organ has reportedly become the first major US bank to provide all wealth-management clients with access to bitcoin and other cryptocurrency funds.
July 22, 2021 | Financial Times
US banks need better approach to fintech, says ex-Goldman executive
Partnerships and acquisitions are needed to keep up with technological innovation, says Sheila Patel
July 20, 2021 | The Motley Fool
What Are Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)?
A non-fungible token (NFT) is a piece of data stored on a ledger (also referred to as blockchain) that verifies a digital asset.
July 15, 2021 | The Economist
Investment in fintech booms as upstarts go mainstream
Firms’ expansion plans and investors’ search for returns bring a blizzard of deals and listings
July 07, 2021 | FDIC
FDITECH Opens Registration for Tech Sprint to Reach the Unbanked
WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today opened the registration period to participate in a Tech Sprint designed to explore new technologies
June 16, 2021 | FDIC Podcast
Engineering Innovation in the Banking System
FDIC’s Chief Innovation Officer Sultan Meghji sits down with Duke’s Jimmie Lenz to discuss how to build the banking system of the future
June 08, 2021 | Duke Engineering News
Craig Hurwitz: Bringing Financial Technology Insights to the Classroom
As the new Executive-in-Residence with Duke Engineering’s FinTech and Cybersecurity master’s programs, Craig S. Hurwitz, CFA will draw on his wide-ranging industry expertise to help students find success in evolving tech fields
June 01, 2021 | Wall Street Journal
Ban Cryptocurrency to Fight Ransomware
The existence of bitcoin and the rest benefits nobody except criminals and speculators.
June 01, 2021 | CNBC
Why this expert says to fight ransomware, we need to ban cryptocurrency
CNBC’s “Power Lunch” team discusses the rise of cryptocurrencies and ransomware attacks
May 18, 2021
Winners Announced: 2021 Intercollegiate Trading Competition
Student from Duke's Master of Engineering in Financial Technology program awarded the top prize in intercollegiate trading competition