FT Alphaville: Who It's For and Who Sponsors It

Covers: Financial market developments, regulatory issues, tech hype, crypto controversies, and economic trends with analytical commentary.
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Binance: Situation All FUD Up: Explores cybersecurity concerns, phishing risks, and executive messaging in the crypto sector.
Is Stephen Miran... right?: Analyzes the underlying drivers behind climbing bond yields and market rate expectations.
‘Ponzi-like schemes’: Examines market manipulation and the crisis surrounding Turkey's stock market performance.

OptiverSponsor
Optiver, sponsors of next week’s FTAV Art of the Chart show, sent over this neat chart
AI is Poochie · 2026-10-09
OptiverSponsor
Optiver, the event sponsor, sent over a chart to remind us of that weird week in January when silver was a meme stock
Middle-aged spreads · 2026-10-02
OptiverSponsor
Our (sold-out already) Art of the Chart show on October 15 is being sponsored by Optiver .
Frites don’t fail me now · 2026-09-18
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Optiver, sponsors of the Alphaville Art of the Chart show in October
‘Ponzi-like schemes’ · 2026-09-25

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