Weekly Wrap Up #14

Quote of the week: It is not possible to, I think, destroy crypto but it is possible for governments to slow down its advancement.” – Elon Musk. Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-opposes-governments-regulating-crypto-says-they-should-do-nothing/ Alpha Sigma Capital News: Alan J. Ginsberg Joins Alpha Sigma Capital’s Board of Advisors: Mr. Alan J. Ginsberg has more than 35 years of experience in […]

Weekly Wrap Up #13

Quote of the week: “I think it [cryptocurrencies] could have some real upside. My sense is there are more buyers than sellers. It’s an asset class that I think is durable.” – Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of global fixed income Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cryptocurriencies-are-a-durable-asset-class-with-real-upside-black-rock-fixed-income-cio-160259991.html Mass Adoption Continues: Google: This past week, the giant search engine […]

Weekly Wrap Up #12

Quote of the week: “We firmly believe that NFTs would become a currency in their own right in the nearest future, hitting the mass market as the next asset class after cryptocurrencies.” – Ken DiCross, AirWire founder and CEO The United States Threatens to Sue Coinbase: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is threatening […]

Weekly Wrap Up #11

Quote of the week: “September has been a spectacular month for crypto thus far…” – Trader at Rekt Capital. Ether Update: On August 31, Ethereum burned 12,000 coins, which is the most in a single day since the EIP 1559 activation on August 5. The coin is trading above $3,500 for the first time since […]

Weekly Wrap Up #10

Quote of the week: “We can envision a future in which your crypto address becomes as important as your mailing address.” – Cuy Sheffield, head of cryptocurrency at Visa International Mass Adoption: PayPal is rolling out crypto services in the United Kingdom, offering users the opportunity and ability to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. United Kingdom […]

Weekly Wrap Up #9

Quote of the week: “After a quiet July, we’re seeing a return of retail investors. Market wisdom draws a line between the retreat of Chinese bitcoin miners and the recentering of trading activity in the U.S. and Europe.” – Caroline Bowler, CEO of Australian crypto exchange BTC Markets. Crypto Adoption Continues: AMC Entertainment chairman-CEO Adam […]

Weekly Wrap Up #8

Quote of the week: “What we believe we do is bring a perspective to the market as a multi-rail payment provider. We have to be in this space because people are looking for answers.” -Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/we-have-to-be-in-the-crypto-space-mastercard-ceo-says International Regulation Featuring Germany: As of August 2, German institutional funds are able to hold […]

Weekly Wrap Up #7

Quote of the week: “Crypto has bounced back because institutions are buying…This was partly a big short-covering rally and partly recognition that this is a real market that’s not going anywhere.” – Galaxy Digital Founder, Mike Novogratz.   International Regulation: Israel’s Ministry of Finance put forth a draft law on July 27 that would require […]

Weekly Wrap Up #6

Quote of the week: “My hope is that it [Bitcoin] creates world peace or helps create world peace.” Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter Alpha Sigma Capital in the News: This week Alpha Sigma Capital welcomed Dan Siciliano to the board of Advisors. Dan is Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and […]

Weekly Wrap Up #5

Quote of the week: “[New York will] become the center of life science, the center of cybersecurity, the center of bitcoins … We’re going to be the center of all the technology.” – Eric Adams, New York City Mayoral Candidate. Source: https://news.yahoo.com/eric-adams-mayor-bitcoins-174019892.html Mass Adoption: On July 7, global payment giant Visa announced that its crypto-enabled card processed […]

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Daniel Siciliano

F. Daniel Siciliano is an Independent Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and Chair of the American Immigration Council. He is the former faculty director of the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University and former Professor of the Practice and Associate Dean at Stanford Law School. His work has included expert testimony in front of both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives and for 2009, 2010, and 2011, alongside leading academics and business leaders such as Ben Bernanke, Paul Krugman, and Carl Icahn, Professor Siciliano was named to the “Directorship 100” – a list of the most influential people in corporate governance.

Siciliano was also co-founder, CEO and ultimately Executive Chairman of LawLogix Group, Inc. – a global software technology company named 9 consecutive times to the Inc. 500/5000, several times ranked as one of the Top 100 fastest-growing private software companies in the US and named to the US Hispanic Business 500 (largest) and Hispanic Business 100 (fastest growing) lists for 2010 and 2011. In 2012 he sold a majority stake of the company to PNC Riverarch Capital, continued as Executive Chairman, and led the sale of the company to Hyland Software/Thoma Bravo in 2015.

Siciliano is a co-founder and board member of the Silicon Valley Directors’ Exchange (SVDX), Chairman of the national non-partisan American Immigration Council, past-President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council #1057, and an active member of the Latino Corporate Directors’ Association.


Siciliano’s related areas of expertise include executive compensation, corporate compliance, the legal and social impact of autonomous (AI/robotic) systems, and corporate technology strategy and security. He has served as a governance consultant and trainer to the Board of Directors of dozens of Fortune 1000 companies (including Google, Microsoft, Fedex, Disney, Entergy and Applied Materials), is an angel investor and consultant to several firms and companies in Silicon Valley, Hong Kong, India, and Latin America, and currently serves as an independent director on the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. He lives in Los Altos, California.