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Crypto Long & Short: Traditional and Crypto Markets are Starting to Converge

The latest OCC statement, which opens the door for banks to use blockchains to validate payments, hints at more than just better services.

Markets  ·  10 January 2021
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: Looking Back on a Monumental Year

Four crypto industry experts share their biggest insights from 2020 and what they mean for 2021.

Markets  ·  3 January 2021
Newsletters

Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin Is More Than a Hedge Against Inflation – It’s a Hedge Against ‘Crazy’

For many, bitcoin is hedge against inflation. But it's also a safety play for a world where old ideas about economics are up in the air.

Markets  ·  20 December 2020
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin’s Relationship With Gold Is More Complicated Than It Looks

Just because gold is losing momentum and bitcoin is gaining it doesn't mean investors are selling gold to buy bitcoin – not yet, anyway.

Markets  ·  13 December 2020
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: Why Some Investors Get Bitcoin So Wrong, and What That Says About Its Strengths

Bitcoin may be rooted in blockchain technology, but it's evolved into something much more than code. That's why it's not easy to replicate.

Markets  ·  6 December 2020
Regulation

Crypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Development Is Evolving – And What’s Behind It

Bitcoin price spikes grab headlines, but the asset's long-term value depends on its developers – and what drives them.

Markets  ·  29 November 2020
Newsletters

Crypto Long & Short: 4 Metrics That Show How the Current Bitcoin Rally Is Different From 2017

The current bitcoin bull run is indeed different from three years ago, though that doesn't mean we won't see another peak-and-trough cycle.

Markets  ·  22 November 2020
Bitcoin

Crypto Long & Short: What We’re Getting Wrong About Druckenmiller and Bitcoin

Stanley Druckenmiller’s comments about bitcoin were blown out of proportion. They were positive for crypto, but not for the reasons most believe.

Markets  ·  15 November 2020
Newsletters

Crypto Long & Short: Wyoming Is Crypto’s ‘Wild West,’ Which Is Exactly What We Need

An innovative region far from the center of financial power is taking meaningful steps towards reforming finance from the edges.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 November 2020
Newsletters

Crypto Long & Short: Why the PayPal Rally Isn’t What It Seems, and Why That’s OK

PayPal opening its network to bitcoin and crypto is a game-changer, but the announcement hides a bigger and more important message.

Markets  ·  25 October 2020
Exchanges

Crypto Long & Short: The OKEx Drama Exposes a Weakness in Crypto Market Infrastructure

The OKEx drama shows just how immature crypto markets are compared to traditional ones, but it also highlights their overall resilience.

Markets  ·  18 October 2020
Regulation

Crypto Long & Short: A UK Ban on Crypto Derivatives Will Hurt, Not Protect Investors

The FCA’s retail investor crypto derivatives ban is a misuse of regulatory authority, argues Noelle Acheson. What’s more, its main justification is one of crypto assets’ strongest features.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 October 2020
Coinbase

Crypto Long & Short: Coinbase’s ‘Apolitical’ Stance Isn’t Nearly as Simple as It Sounds

Coinbase raises important questions about employee activism, plus what the BitMEX indictments say about the future of the industry.

Markets  ·  4 October 2020
Newsletters

Crypto Long & Short: The OCC’s Stablecoin Statement Is a Seed of Financial Innovation

Noelle Acheson talks about how the latest OCC statement that says banks can support stablecoin reserves is an innovation trigger in disguise.

Markets  ·  28 September 2020
Exchanges

Meet in the Middle: Crypto Companies and Banks Are Evolving Together

Kraken’s move to become a bank in Wyoming is more about getting traditional finance to adapt to the crypto industry than the other way around.

Markets  ·  20 September 2020