PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

Indeed, in an appearance on Capitol Hill last week in front of the House Committee on Financial Services, seven chief executive officers of banks as far-flung as Goldman Sachs , Bank of America , JPMorgan Chase , Morgan Stanley and others pointed to risks that may be tied to the U.S. financial system amid the rise of alternative lenders.

Financial Systems 70

Financial Systems Leverage Banking Concentration 70

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

It’s a storyline with some very strong parallels to the cryptocurrency stories being told and the investments that they now garner. These early advocates have stimulated a vast amount of investment into this vision; $1.7 billion has been invested into bitcoin/crypto-related ventures over the last eight years.

Currencies 71

Currencies Concentration Financial Systems Investments 71

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Bitcoin’s processing operation is highly concentrated within a handful of miners in China — which is getting more concentrated now, since the price of bitcoin has crashed and fewer players can afford to keep the lights on (literally, since bitcoin processing requires a massive amount of electricity). It isn’t because it won’t.

Currencies 85

Currencies Concentration Financial Systems Leverage 85