The first US exchange to offer bitcoin futures has a change of heart. Competition from Cboe’s cross-town rival, and dampening retail investing, are proving hard to ignore.
<h1>GOOD Things: Charitable Giving In A Digital World</h1>
Commit Good thinks tokens will offer transparency for donors and support project viability. It’s starting with a housing project in Botswana.
<h1>Central Bank Digital Currency: A Lost Cause?</h1>
Augustín Carstens of the Bank for International Settlements is wary of untested tech and payment system chaos.
<h1>High Hopes For CoinMarketCap’s Cryptocurrency Indices</h1>
One of the indices is structured to give a view of the crypto market independent of bitcoin’s influence.
<h1>Lending Your Crypto: Risks And Rewards Of Virtual Asset-Based Finance</h1>
The idea has merit. But know the risks and what happens when borrowers default.
<h1>French Courts Adopt Blockchain</h1>
Voila! Road test was a success. Systemwide adoption begins.
<h1>Facebook’s Facepalm Of A Week</h1>
Between an outage, the departures of top execs, and legal rumbings, you may have forgotten Facebook’s move to encryption. If the tech company indeed has a coin in the works, this week’s bad news will make it harder to sell.
<h1>ETH Slips Out Of SEC Net, For Now</h1>
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton clarifies his view on the Howey Test. Decentralization is a key factor.
<h1>ETF Fees: Fact Vs. Fiction</h1>
Evaluating exchange traded funds? Understand the all-in costs.
<h1>Making Progress: Clarifying Crypto And ICO Rules In Japan</h1>
A crypto business trade group offers its two cents.
<h1>Blockchain As A Competitive Edge? CFOs Should Think Twice Before Saying No</h1>
CFOs are usually skeptical about talk of game-changing innovation. Discussions around blockchain are going to be different.
<h1>Directors’ Duties Change When A Cryptoasset Firm Becomes Distressed</h1>
Who wouldn’t be thrilled to serve on the board of directors for a blockchain startup? Exercise caution, says PwC in a new report.
<h1>US Fed Concerned About Potential System Risks Of A Crypto Market Collapse</h1>
The global financial crisis taught financial system leaders to plan for the “known unknowns.” Bank stress tests may have to evolve.
<h1>Light Bulb Moment: Nasdaq’s New BTC And ETH Liquid Indices May Clarify Pricing</h1>
Partnering with Brave New Coin, Nasdaq wants to shed light on price discovery of liquid crypto assets.
<h1>DARMA Capital’s New ETH Fund Uses Quant Analysis To Gauge Risk Conditions</h1>
“We know that with quantitative analysis, you’re focusing on the facts, not the emotions, says DARMA Capital CEO James Slazas. “So, we take the emotion out of the decision-making process …”
<h1>Gladius Sends Message To ICOs: It’s Time To Come In From The Cold</h1>
After the blockchain company self-reported its unregistered securities offering, it walked away without paying a fine.
<h1>Bitcoin ETF Heads Toward the SEC Starting Gate</h1>
After several fitful starts, an exchange-traded crypto fund may soon start its run.
<h1>New J.P. Morgan Coin Tests Faster, Cheaper Payment Settlements For Business Clients</h1>
Until now, global banks and corporations have relied on traditional wires to transfer value. J.P. Morgan’s digital coin, the JPM Coin, is poised to change that.
<h1>A Bank’s ‘Systems Issue’ Ignites Anger Online</h1>
You again, Wells Fargo?
<h1>Congress Pushes $450K Rewards To Curb Crypto Crime</h1>
The US House of Representatives passed the Financial Technology Protection Act last week. Its part of a bundle of legislation aimed at “outsmarting” terrorists and criminals who use crypto.