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Keeping the crypto keys secure

June 19, 2018 0 comments

Suddenly, cryptocurrency custody is a hot topic. The developers of new custodial services argue that better safekeeping strategies will help entice institutional investors into digital assets. But why pay 1-2 […]

Cryptocurrencies may end up in the money graveyard, warns the BIS

June 17, 2018 0 comments

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are a poor substitute for money issued by central banks. The Basel-based BIS, an international financial institution […]

Bitcoin mining creates a global “battery” of value

June 6, 2018 0 comments

Far from squandering electricity, bitcoin miners perform a socially important function by converting otherwise unusable energy into a global store of value, say analysts at CoinShares, a firm specialising in […]

Institutional investors face cryptocurrency trading challenge

June 5, 2018 0 comments

Some institutional investors have written off cryptocurrencies as a bubble. Others may be taking their first steps to allocate money to a new, uncorrelated asset class. Wherever they fall on […]

Feds take aim at cryptocurrency market manipulators

May 26, 2018 0 comments

A reported new US Department of Justice (DoJ) probe into market manipulation at cryptocurrency exchanges has teeth, says one lawyer specialising in the regulation of new financial technologies. On May 24 […]

The cat-and-mouse game of cryptocurrency mining

May 23, 2018 2 comments

A major discovery by Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of bitcoin, was that you could ally game theory with computer science and cryptography and achieve a self-sustaining financial network. But there’s […]

Segwit, batching help cut bitcoin transaction fees by 98% in six months

May 22, 2018 0 comments

A fierce debate over the optimal size of bitcoin blocks may have led to a schism amongst early adopters of the cryptocurrency. But the more efficient usage of block space […]

Bitcoin: competitor or complement to gold?

May 16, 2018 2 comments

Just over a year ago, the fact that the price of one bitcoin had exceeded the price of one ounce of gold captured headlines. But this was only the start. […]

A period of seismic change in money

April 29, 2018 0 comments

In the New Money Review podcast, technologist Dave Birch predicts a period of seismic change in the global monetary system. Birch is a commentator on digital financial services and the […]

From Facebook to decentralised IDs

April 18, 2018 0 comments

Leaving too much data in the hands of profit-seeking commercial entities is proving dangerous for democracy and society. Can blockchains help? In March 2018 media giant Facebook became the epicentre […]

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Cryptocurrencies may end up in the money graveyard, warns the BIS

Bitcoin mining creates a global “battery” of value

Institutional investors face cryptocurrency trading challenge

Feds take aim at cryptocurrency market manipulators

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Segwit, batching help cut bitcoin transaction fees by 98% in six months

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A period of seismic change in money

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