Paul Amery, Author at New Money Review

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Smoothing the system’s sharp edges

April 19, 2021 Comments are Disabled

John Kiff, our guest on the latest New Money Review podcast, prefers what he calls the ‘edgy’ areas of finance—from over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives to fintech and cryptocurrency. He also wants […]

Volumes and volatility stress US equity infrastructure

April 13, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Under pressure to reduce the operational risks in the US equity markets, infrastructure providers say they can shorten the time it takes to settle a share trade, but not eliminate […]

Is BlockFi a weak point for bitcoin?

April 7, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Could a bitcoin arbitrage-gone-wrong have broader consequences for the cryptocurrency market? ‘GBTC’, the US-listed Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, is a true bitcoin whale, owning more than 3 percent of the cryptocurrency […]

Bitcoin arbitrage opportunities and risks

April 6, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Why is the price of bitcoin for future settlement above the current (‘spot’) price? How are hedge funds trying to arbitrage differences in cryptocurrency funding rates? Why is the largest […]

Echoes of Libor in Coinbase’s bitcoin price-rigging

March 22, 2021 Comments are Disabled

In an echo of the 2011 Libor scandal, Coinbase’s past manipulation of the bitcoin price impacted a key market benchmark. On Friday the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which regulates […]

Tether reserve mystery drags on

March 11, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Last month cryptodollar issuer Tether agreed with New York prosecutors to come clean on its reserves, long a topic of controversy. But the general public may still end up none […]

Digital ID will be crypto’s killer app

February 26, 2021 Comments are Disabled

In the latest New Money Review podcast, Paul Gordon, the founder of Coinscrum, the UK’s oldest and most popular cryptocurrency networking and events group, shares his thoughts on the past, […]

Kraken clients see red

February 25, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Yesterday I wrote a post on Twitter saying that clients of crypto exchange Kraken didn’t have much of a case for compensation after Monday’s flash crash in ethereum. During the […]

Ethereum sees pricing chaos

February 23, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Yesterday’s price crash revealed large dislocations in the market for the second-largest cryptocurrency, ethereum. Although cryptocurrencies can be traded around the world 24/7, there is no single market for the […]

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Author: Paul Amery

Smoothing the system’s sharp edges

Volumes and volatility stress US equity infrastructure

Is BlockFi a weak point for bitcoin?

Bitcoin arbitrage opportunities and risks

Echoes of Libor in Coinbase’s bitcoin price-rigging

Tether reserve mystery drags on

Digital ID will be crypto’s killer app

Kraken clients see red

Ethereum sees pricing chaos

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