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New shoots for crypto-based fundraising

November 8, 2018 0 comments

In theory, decentralised ledgers could help revolutionise the global capital-raising process, disrupting the share and bond markets in the same way that bitcoin promises an alternative to central bank-issued money. […]

UK taskforce adds to cryptocurrency confusion

October 31, 2018 0 comments

Global policymakers are struggling to achieve a consistent approach to defining and regulating cryptocurrencies. A new report from the UK government illustrates the problem in microcosm. On October 29 the […]

Old payment systems never die

September 4, 2018 1 comment

Some technologies fade away and are replaced: typewriters, punch card computers and VHS tapes are now obsolete. But in payments, new technologies may need to build on old ones, says […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cryptocurrencies’ emergence makes central bankers nervous

April 11, 2018 1 comment

Measured head-to-head against central bank-issued national currencies in terms of market value, cryptocurrencies still represent a drop in the ocean. But cryptos’ rapid ascent to prominence is making some central […]

A new experiment in private money

April 10, 2018 1 comment

By launching in competition to government-issued fiat currencies, cryptocurrencies are a new version of private money, an asset class with a long tradition, says Lawrence H. White, a professor of […]

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