Wes McVay, vice president of partnerships at Truffle, and CEO Tim Coulter explain the company’s expansion and how integrating with Quorum will help spur mass adoption of enterprise-grade blockchain platforms.
<h1>Don’t Expect Central Banks To Give Up Control Anytime Soon</h1>
David Andolfatto of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis talks about many central banks being interested in issuing a central bank digital currency while refusing to decentralize.
<h1>Research Shows Big Corporations Investing In Blockchain While Shunning Crypto</h1>
Research conducted by PitchBook reveals that investments in cryptocurrency and blockchain startups by venture capitalists have reached $850 million in the first four months of 2019. However, corporations such as the London Stock Exchange Group and Microsoft are still unwilling to invest directly in cryptocurrency.
<h1>Forbes Blockchain 50</h1>
Although most companies are still skeptical about adopting cryptocurrency, many are experimenting with blockchain tech. Forbes compiled a list of 50 companies worth at least $1 billion that are using blockchain platforms, from Ethereum to Hyperledger.
<h1>New Blockchain Consortium Includes Big Businesses And Prominent Members Of The Blockchain Industry</h1>
The International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications, a global forum dedicated to accelerating the adoption of blockchain technology, opened its doors in Brussels, Belgium. The group includes over 100 firms and companies such as IBM, Ripple, and Barclays.
<h1>Cboe Halts Bitcoin Futures Trading</h1>
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>German Stock Exchange Börse Stuttgart To Develop Blockchain-Powered Trading Platform</h1>
Börse Stuttgart is joining with Axel Springer and finanzen.net to create a joint venture company.
<h1>Good News, Bad News For Bitmain</h1>
With a new CEO in place, the manufacturer now has to consider what kind of losses it will have to report with a second IPO listing application.
<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>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>Blockchain ETF Launches On London Stock Exchange Today</h1>
Invesco’s blockchain ETF is intended to improve the performance of the Elwood Blockchain Global Equity Index.
<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>SETL Files For Insolvency And Looks For Buyer</h1>
It’s all part of its roadmap for a “strong financial future,” the company says.
<h1>Malta Banks Decline To Open Accounts For Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Operators</h1>
The government is blockchain and crypto-friendly. But the banks aren’t.
<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.
