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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. […]

Crypto Facilities launches ether futures, plans two more crypto contracts

May 11, 2018 0 comments

Derivatives trading platform Crypto Facilities has announced the launch of futures contracts in ether, the cryptocurrency driving the ethereum blockchain. Crypto Facilities, which already offers trading in bitcoin/dollar and ripple/dollar […]

In search of bitcoin’s future value

May 1, 2018 0 comments

Bitcoin futures prices appear to be settling down to a small premium above the cryptocurrency’s spot price. But by how much should futures prices differ from spot? According to financial […]

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 […]

“Cryptocurrencies will be the final form of the internet”

April 15, 2018 0 comments

With cryptocurrency prices and trading volumes booming, cryptocurrency exchanges are seeing a meteoric rise in business. At the same time, exchanges, which are largely unregulated, remain an apparent weak point […]

Bitcoin market seeks best hedging tool

April 13, 2018 0 comments

For any investor exposed to bitcoin’s wild price movements during the closing months of 2017, a reliable and liquid hedging tool must have been top of a Christmas wish list. […]

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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Bitcoin market seeks best hedging tool

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