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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

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Most of that spend will be concentrated in the U.S., In 2011, Buffett made a $10 billion investment in the company in support of then-new CEO Ginni Rometty’s turnaround plans. In January, the International Data Corporation (IDC) reported worldwide spending on blockchain solutions would increase to $2.1 billion by 2021. Digital Banks.

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Transcript: Ted Seides

Barry Ritholtz

Was that the plan or was he just going to announce it? That was never part of the plan, didn’t happen. The challenge is unlike the S&P 500, hedge funds sit in a box that has underlying credit risk from prime brokers. So the credit markets froze. It’s part of their own tax planning.