This week’s main discussions include … The Fat Finger Syndrome I was intrigued to read that a major cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Bithumb, had an internal error where an employee sent customers a prize that should have been 620,000 Korean won (around $423) to 695 qualifying customers, but instead credited accounts with 620,000 bitcoins……

I was intrigued to read that a major cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Bithumb, had an internal error where an employee sent customers a prize that should have been 620,000 Korean won (around $423) to 695 qualifying customers, but instead credited accounts with 620,000 bitcoins – equivalent to over $40 billion. How a major crypto……

Things we’re reading today include … Nancy Guthrie disappearance case puts spotlight on cryptocurrency tracking Attempt to modernise NS&I has been a ‘full-spectrum disaster’, MPs find The battle between crypto and banks is splitting Trump’s base UK fintech investment slumped in 2025 Tether Invests in Gold.com to Expand Tokenized Gold Access Coinbase posts surprise loss……

Things we’re reading today include … Q-day: bank quantum attack could cost US economy trillions, warns Citi Germany’s spectacular multimillion-euro heist nobody noticed Andrew facing claim he shared Treasury document with banking contact How chaos testing at Starling Bank pushed resilience into production Deutsche Bank warns AI risks in U.S. equities is undermining dollar’s safe……

When the Genius Act was signed off last year by President Trump, I said that it was positioned to keep the dollar as the reserve currency of the world. Now, a new debate arises after Jamie Dimon (Chair of JPMorgan) and Brian Armstrong (CEO, Coinbase) had a spat at Davos. Did you hear about it? Probably……

It’s always interesting to see how regulators are working to ensure consumer protection in payments and fintech and as Sidley, an elite global law firm, point out: “2026 is set to be a pivotal year for payments and fintech regulation in both the UK and the EU as policymakers move from strategy-setting to the delivery and……

It’s always interesting to see how regulators are working to ensure consumer protection in payments and fintech and as Sidley, an elite global law firm, point out: “2026 is set to be a pivotal year for payments and fintech regulation in both the UK and the EU as policymakers move from strategy-setting to the delivery and……

It’s always interesting to see how regulators are working to ensure consumer protection in payments and fintech and as Sidley, an elite global law firm, point out: “2026 is set to be a pivotal year for payments and fintech regulation in both the UK and the EU as policymakers move from strategy-setting to the delivery and……

It’s always interesting to see how regulators are working to ensure consumer protection in payments and fintech and as Sidley, an elite global law firm, point out: “2026 is set to be a pivotal year for payments and fintech regulation in both the UK and the EU as policymakers move from strategy-setting to the delivery and……

It’s always interesting to see how regulators are working to ensure consumer protection in payments and fintech and as Sidley, an elite global law firm, point out: “2026 is set to be a pivotal year for payments and fintech regulation in both the UK and the EU as policymakers move from strategy-setting to the delivery and……