Middle-Market Public Policy Roundup

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Benjamin Glick | September 26, 2019 With contributions by Maria Wolvin and Ben Marsico. In this week’s roundup, a spree of activity continued for the Securities and Exchange Commission.Last Thursday, witnesses provided testimony before the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee to address the increased use of leveraged loans and the potential impact they could have on…

Facebook’s key partners on its cryptocurrency Libra are refusing to publicly support it (FB)

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Most of Facebook’s key partners on its cryptocurrency project Libra are refusing to publicly support it.Since announcing Libra in June 2019, there has been intense regulatory pushback on the initiatives.Key backers like Mastercard, Uber, and PayPal are ignoring inquiries as to whether they are still committed to Libra.Business Insider reached out to the two-dozen-plus Libra…

Crypto Quantique Raises $8M to Solve End-to-End IoT Security

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Blog This Crypto Quantique , a privately held company with a mission to revolutionize the IoT with quantum driven cybersecurity, today announced that it has raised an $8 million seed round led by ADV along with participation from Entrepreneur First, amongst others.Crypto Quantique’s disruptive cybersecurity technology, uses the most advanced techniques in cryptography and quantum…

Brexit’s $74 Trillion Battle Over Derivatives Is Heating Up

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Brexit’s $74 Trillion Battle Over Derivatives Is Heating Up Alexander Weber and Silla Brush – BloombergIndustry groups want extended access to London clearinghouses; FIA and AFME say solution is needed before end of this yearLondon’s dominance of the derivatives market is under threat, with European firms at risk of being blocked from using clearinghouses in…

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