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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 […]

How (il)liquid is bitcoin?

February 4, 2020 Comments are Disabled

Last year’s PlusToken scam involved a clever combination of technology, fraudulent promises and viral marketing. The theft deprived its 3 million victims, mostly based in Asia, of over $2bn. But […]

Can bitcoin avoid fragmentation?

April 11, 2019 0 comments

Money in the traditional financial system is highly segmented, depending on its form and user. Can new digital currencies avoid going down the same road? Coins and banknotes, deposits at […]

Time for industry code on cryptocurrency forks, says B2C2 head

February 4, 2019 0 comments

Blockchain forks—the splitting of a cryptocurrency into two—are an occupational hazard for anyone involved in this emerging asset class. Now the head of a cryptocurrency trading firm has called for […]