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In a candid interview, former PayPal president and LightSpark CEO David Marcus warned that Bitcoin’s recent price weakness is less a market correction than a structural shift toward institutional ownership. He argued that the October 10, 2026 events accelerated the transition from long‑term retail believers to financial‑system‑linked investors, creating new volatility dynamics while preserving Bitcoin’s long‑run hedge potential. Marcus emphasized that, over a ten‑year horizon, Bitcoin should outperform most traditional assets, even as short‑term swings persist. He contrasted Bitcoin’s performance with gold, calling it a “no‑brainer” superior store of value, and reiterated his belief that a modest, cautious rotation of sovereign reserves into Bitcoin could be justified. Turning to PayPal, Marcus lamented the company’s loss of product edge despite owning powerful assets such as Venmo, branded checkout, and unrivaled transaction data. He suggested that re‑embedding blockchain and stable‑coin rails into PayPal’s checkout flow could help regain relevance, but warned that the window for a turnaround is rapidly closing. Finally, Marcus highlighted LightSpark’s role in the evolving payments landscape, noting that its global, real‑time money‑movement network is already siphoning market share from PayPal. The discussion underscores a broader industry inflection point where legacy platforms must adopt crypto‑native infrastructure or risk obsolescence.
The video features Bastion's CEO outlining how stablecoin adoption hinges on robust, enterprise‑grade financial infrastructure, especially in the Asia‑Pacific region. He notes that firms in Japan, South Korea and other APAC jurisdictions face shrinking domestic populations, prompting them to seek growth...
The Wharton Future of Finance conference tackled a looming fiscal dilemma: the United States’ trajectory toward $2 trillion‑a‑year budget deficits could starve the economy of the capital needed to sustain AI research and broader digital transformation. Professors Gomez and Goldstein warned...
Bread Financial CEO Ralph Andreda highlighted a strong finish to 2025, reporting fourth-quarter results that included 23% tangible book value growth and adjusted EPS up 57% to $12.16, alongside a 12% reduction in share count and a 10% dividend increase....
President Christine Lagarde’s February 5 press conference confirmed that the European Central Bank kept its three key policy rates on hold, emphasizing a data‑dependent stance as inflation eases toward the 2% medium‑term target. The meeting also marked Bulgaria’s accession to...
The European Central Bank’s Governing Council met on 5 February 2026 and left its three policy rates unchanged, underscoring a data‑dependent, meeting‑by‑meeting approach. The press conference also marked Bulgaria’s formal entry into the euro area on 1 January, bringing the bloc’s membership to...
Finextra’s Predict 2026 special edition examined how regulatory timelines will shape payments and digital assets in 2026, from the final phases of ISO 20022 migration to emerging quantum legislation and the US‑driven stable‑coin push. Dominique Diggs noted that the coexistence period between MT...
The FinextraTV interview with Will Moroney, Temenos’ chief revenue officer, spotlights core‑banking transformation as the defining agenda for 2026. Moroney frames the conversation around three enduring pillars—reliability, adoptability and customer‑centricity—and argues that banks must modernise the underlying core platforms to...
