Andrew Singer

New York

Independent Data Journalist at Freelance

Contributor at Cointelegraph

Articles

Rethinking Sweden’s cashless society: An offline e-cash option is needed

1 week ago | cointelegraph.com | Andrew Singer

Andrew Singer 3 minutes ago The demand for an offline digital cash option has been intensifying since Russia invaded Ukraine. Is there a role for blockchain? 10 Total views Listen to article 0:00 Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDThe Ukraine-Russia War has shaken up the world in many ways. For the Nordic countries, two of which share borders with Russia (Finland and Norway), a military invasion is no longer unthinkable.
The Innovators 2025: Asia-Pacific

2 weeks ago | gfmag.com | Andrew Singer

Skip to content In the past year, banks prioritized innovation through digital platforms and AI, driving improved service, security, and analytical capabilities. Global Finance announces the 2025 Innovators from Asia-Pacific. Most Innovative Bank in Asia-Pacific| TAIPEI FUBON BANKIn 2024, the Taiwan bank introduced IntelliChat, a chatbot enabled by Gen AI, designed to handle customer-service queries.
Meta and Big Tech Aren’t Joining the Bitcoin Treasury Wave

2 weeks ago | cointelegraph.com | Andrew Singer

Andrew Singer 8 minutes ago The case for holding Bitcoin on a firm’s balance sheet is compelling, CoinShares’ Butterfill told Cointelegraph, and “the pace of adoption is accelerating.” 46 Total views Listen to article 0:00 Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDStrategy became the first publicly traded company to adopt Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset in August 2020, but not many major tech firms have followed since.
The Innovators 2025: Central and Eastern Europe

2 weeks ago | gfmag.com | Andrew Singer

Banks deployed cutting-edge technologies to streamline processes, manage risks, and deliver smarter, more personalized financial services. Global Finance announces the 2025 Innovators from Central and Eastern EuropeMost Innovative Bank in Central and Eastern Europe| AKTIF INVESTMENT BANKAktif Investment Bank, Turkey’s largest privately owned inves tment bank, has applied AI to boost internal bank processes.
Galaxy Digital: Tokenization Approaches The Mainstream

3 weeks ago | gfmag.com | Andrew Singer

Thomas Cowan, VP of tokenization at regional winner Galaxy Digital, explains why the digital asset company tokenized a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin. Global Finance:There’s a lot of talk lately about tokenizing physical assets like gold, real estate, and art. What are the advantages?
Paul Brody, EY: How Blockchain Is Transforming Global Commerce

3 weeks ago | gfmag.com | Andrew Singer

Paul Brody is global blockchain leader at professional services firm EY and co-author of a 2023 book, Ethereum for Business: A Plain-English Guide to the Use Cases that Generate Returns from Asset Management to Payments to Supply Chains. He speaks with Global Finance about blockchain technology’s impact on everything from routine payments to cross-border remittances to the future of banking and the CFO and treasurer roles.
Coinbase en el S&P 500: ¿Hay más criptoempresas en camino?

1 month ago | es.cointelegraph.com | Andrew Singer

Andrew Singer hace 5 minutos "Esto normaliza la exposición a criptos en portafolios conservadores que de otro modo podrían evitar los activos digitales", dijo Meryem Habibi de Bitpace.
コインベース S&P500入りで仮想通貨業界に新たな正統性伝統金融との融合加速か【専門家に聞く】

1 month ago | jp.cointelegraph.com | Andrew Singer

Andrew Singer 2025年05月25日 / 06:00 分析米仮想通貨取引所コインベース（Coinbase）が、世界で最も著名な株価指数の1つであるS&P500に加わった。これは2020年代を通して米証券取引委員会（SEC）や米商品先物取引委員会（CFTC）との法廷闘争を繰り広げてきた同社にとって、大きな節目となる出来事である。しかし、この達成はコインベース単体にとどまらない。「これはコインベースの功績であると同時に、仮想通貨およびブロックチェーン業界全体にとっても画期的な出来事だ」と、ビットスペースの最高収益責任者メリエム・ハビビ氏はコインテレグラフに語った。コインベースのS&P500採用は、米国最大の仮想通貨取引所という地位を持つ同社だけでなく、「仮想通貨という資産クラス全体の正統性を確立するものだ」と述べた。...
Coinbase in S&P 500: More crypto firms to come?

1 month ago | cointelegraph.com | Andrew Singer

Andrew Singer 3 minutes ago “This normalizes crypto exposure in conservative portfolios that might otherwise avoid digital assets,” said Bitpace’s Meryem Habibi.
Are layer 2s good for Ethereum, or are they ‘extractive?’

1 month ago | cointelegraph.com | Andrew Singer

Andrew Singer 44 minutes ago Has Ethereum been too complacent about fees? It no longer has the “luxury of being a peace-time research project,” said one conference panelist. 269 Total views Listen to article 0:00 Analysis COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDLayer 2s have been a great blockchain success story. They’ve reduced congestion on the Ethereum mainnet, driving down gas fees while preserving security.