company:st. regis

Why You Need To Know The Security Token Value Chain (aka Yet Another Stack)
▻https://hackernoon.com/why-you-need-to-know-the-security-token-value-chain-aka-yet-another-stac

ICO’s Have All But Completely Exited Stage Left. Enter The Security Token?As the great cryptocurrency winter of 2018 extends its grip by yet another month, anecdotal evidence at various #blockchain conferences worldwide has been rife that a security token wave is on the cusp of forming. This new breed of digital assets is one that seeks to comply with existing regulators, rather than to subvert. Security tokens are are programmatically designed to be compliant with relevant regulations. In the words of influential crypto podcaster and fund manager Anthony Pompliano:If cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are considered “programmable money” then you can consider Security Tokens a version of “programmable ownership.”With recent examples of assets being tokenized ranging from the St. Regis Aspen (...)

#ico #tokenization #ethereum #crowdfunding

Here’s How Easy It Could Be for Hackers to Control Your Hotel Room
▻http://www.wired.com/2014/07/hacking-hotel-room-controls

Jesus Molina, who was staying at the St. Regis Shenzhen hotel, found that he could easily take control of the thermostats, lights, TVs and window blinds in all of the hotel’s 250-plus rooms, as well as alter the electronic “Do Not Disturb” lights outside each door—all from the comfort of his luxurious bed.

#hack

Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit
▻http://www.thenation.com/article/180267/exclusive-behind-koch-brothers-secret-billionaire-summit

Charles and David Koch wrapped up their annual summer seminar on June 16 in Dana Point, California, at the St. Regis Monarch Bay resort—a fitting location for two men whose combined net worth is more than $100 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The highly secretive mega-donor conference, called “American Courage: Our Commitment to a Free Society,” featured a who’s who of Republican political elites.

A Raucous Hazing at a Wall St. Fraternity - NYTimes.com
►http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/raucous-hazing-at-a-wall-st-fraternity

The chandelier-filled ballroom was teeming with 200 men in tuxedos — and a smattering of women — whose daily decisions can collectively make or break the global financial markets. Most were picking over a lavish dinner that included rack of lamb and crème brûlée. Others were preparing to sing bawdy show tunes.

Kappa Beta Phi, an exclusive Wall Street fraternity whose members include big-name bankers, hedge fund billionaires and private equity titans, met at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan on Thursday night for its 80th annual black-tie dinner and induction ceremony.

As always, the event was held in strict secrecy, with members being told that “what happens at the St. Regis stays at the St. Regis.”