Category: Finance

The current coronavirus crisis is taking a heavy toll on the financial markets and the enthusiasm of investors. Recently, there have been many headlines about the appalling losses suffered by the major stock and commodity markets, about spikes in equity volatility and falling interest rates. But the fragile fundamentals of the $72 billion global corporate debt market may pose a greater threat to the economy and the financial system. Will the coronavirus pandemic cause the next global financial crisis? The answer with Boris Lefebvre. The (likely) collapse of global demand…

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The Blockchain from a technical point of view is a database in which the information transmitted by users is checked and grouped at regular time intervals into blocks. These blocks are linked and secured through the use of cryptography forming a chain of blocks, the so-called Blockchain. This chain can therefore be considered as a register of all the transactions carried out since the start of the secure system and accessible to all. For many, it constitutes the greatest revolution since the arrival of the Internet. To better understand, we…

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Sleeping money doesn’t produce, and that’s something men understand. It was in our grandparents’ time that to save money, they kept part of their income in boxes under the bed. Although the money was kept and could be used later, it did not produce any wealth during its “rest” period. Today, by putting your savings in the bank instead, you can already make them grow over a long period of time thanks to the interest they will generate. But that’s not all. By choosing to invest in real estate, you…

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Created in 2002, the independent and international shop TrustConsult Group’s mission is to protect and develop the assets of its clients, whether they come from the private or institutional sector. It is established in Luxembourg, Switzerland, Belgium, Hong Kong, Dubai and very soon in Monaco. TrustConsult Group specialises in the creation, management and administration of regulated and non-regulated companies, trusts and foundations, as well as transaction, private equity and real estate advisory services. In order to differentiate itself from its competitors, Christian Buhlmann decided to make TrustConsult a company closer…

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In 2016, the startup Blockchain Partner took the initiative to support the Banque de France in providing technical leverage for the MADRE project, in particular by mastering experimentation. In 2018, the project was awarded the innovation prize. Its aim is to facilitate the management of SEPA identifiers through a private “blockchain”. Today, in 2019, the Banque de France is going into production. Franck Peltier and I will discuss the main features of this project with you. Understanding the MADRE project MADRE is a project that consists in decentralizing the Sepa…

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During the last quarter of 2018, the price of Bitcoin fell significantly. The crypto-money went from $6500 in November to $3000 in December, a drop of more than 50% of the initial value. However, history has shown us that the Bitcoin market recovers naturally according to supply and demand. According to well-informed sources, the price of Bitcoin could reach $50,000 during 2019. The question is: should we really invest or not? In this article, Franck Peltier tries to give us the right answer to this question. What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin…

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