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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
An old adage says: “Don’t invest in what you don’t understand”. Many people interested in buying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been put off by the apparent complexity of these […]