Caitlin Long

Banking

Avanti Financial Joins Kraken as a Wyoming-Approved Crypto Bank

Nathan DiCamilloOct 28, 2020

Blockchain pioneer Caitlin Long is now the CEO of her own special purpose depository institution (SPDI) in Wyoming.

Avanti Financial

Wyoming-Based Avanti to Open in October With a New Bank-Issued Digital Asset

Nathan DiCamilloJul 23, 2020

Wyoming's crypto-friendly Avanti Financial expects to open its doors this October with a new bank-issued digital asset, the Avit.

Podcasts

Why Bitcoin and Rehypothecation Don’t Mix

Nathaniel WhittemoreDec 20, 2020

A reading of Jeffrey Snider’s latest essay and Caitlin Long’s companion tweet thread.

Banking

Caitlin Long’s Avanti Raises $5M, Submits Wyoming Bank Charter Application Draft

Nathan DiCamilloJun 2, 2020

Crypto bank Avanti has raised an angel round from the University of Wyoming Foundation, Anthony Pompliano’s Morgan Creek Digital and other investors.

Caitlin Long

Caitlin Long’s Wyoming Crypto Bank Announces C-Suite, Including Bitcoin Core Dev

Nathan DiCamilloMar 18, 2020

On Tuesday, Avanti Financial Group announced five executive hires, including Bitcoin Core developer Bryan Bishop and Figure Technology’s Zev Shimko.

Caitlin Long

The Breakdown

Caitlin Long on Coronavirus, Crypto Custody and Building a Bank

Nathaniel Whittemore

A new crypto bank tries to address some of the most fundamental issues for institutions who want to get into the space.

Wyoming Blockchain Coalition

Wyoming’s New Crypto Banking Law Could Defang New York’s BitLicense

Ian Allison

There may be a way for cryptocurrency businesses to get around New York's notoriously hard-to-get BitLicense, and it runs through Wyoming.

Investments

PODCAST: Caitlin Long on Bitcoin as Insurance Against Financial Collapse

Nathaniel Whittemore

"Bitcoin is less volatile from a systemic perspective than I think the traditional financial industry is," says the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition co-founder.

Banking

Wyoming Bill Would Clear the Way for Crypto Custody at Banks

Nikhilesh De

Wyoming legislators have introduced a bill to classify digital assets as property and provide banks with clarity on crypto custodial services.