Features

Exchanges

What Will It Take to Regulate Crypto Exchanges?

Regulation is needed to maintain neutrality among exchanges, but it might not be around the corner, argues Konstantinos Stylianou.

Markets  ·  26 May 2019
Lending

Crypto Funds, Lending and Market Manipulation

The growing practice of asset lending by crypto hedge funds could add systemic risk to the sector if we are not vigilant, argues Noelle Acheson.

Markets  ·  25 May 2019
Europe

Russia’s Central Depository to Launch Security Token Blockchain Next Month

Russia’s National Settlement Depository will launch its long-awaited digital asset ledger next month – 5,000 kilometers away from its Moscow HQ.

Business  ·  22 May 2019
Regulation

I Underestimated Just How Many Subpoenas I Would Get

The number of subpoenas early crypto companies got from misinformed government agencies was "staggering," says Bloq's Steve Beauregard.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 May 2019
Japan

My Bank Account Was Frozen for Bitcoin – And It Only Made Me Love Crypto More

The guy who coined the term "hodl" has a real bitcoin story that only made his interest in the technology stronger.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 May 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Blockchain: The Tangled History of Two Tech Buzzwords

The word "blockchain" isn't used in the bitcoin white paper, the document that started it all. So, how did the term take off as a buzzword?

Business  ·  19 May 2019
Bitcoin

About That Orange B… The History of Bitcoin’s Logos

Can a logo symbolize the ethos of a project? An industry? An entire movement? Bitcoin's might have come close.

Tech  ·  18 May 2019
China

Digital Renminbi: A Fiat Coin to Make M0 Great Again

Anonymous, cryptocurrencies could become more important in an environment where government money is closely controlled, says Dovey Wan.

Markets  ·  17 May 2019
Bitcoin

Can Bitcoin Win the Digital Payments ‘Gauge War’?

Bitcoin could learn a lesson from the railways, says Simon Johnson: For the customer, it’s just about getting from A to B fastest and cheapest.

Tech  ·  16 May 2019
Regulation

Free Markets and the Future of Blockchain

J. Christopher Giancarlo is Chairman at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency of the US government that regulates futures and options markets. This will be the last time I speak to you from the CFTC. Nevertheless, before I go, I wanted to share some thoughts, which I have been saving. My five years at […]

Policy & regulation  ·  15 May 2019
Bitcoin

The Blockchain Paradox

Blockchains offer potential solutions to deep-seated problems in society, but their own governance issues need to be solved first, writes Pindar Wong.

Business  ·  15 May 2019
News

Yes, You May Need a Blockchain

While scaling challenges abound, it's clear public blockchains offer something quite different to traditional databases, says Balaji S. Srinivasan.

Tech  ·  14 May 2019
Quorum

Slowly But Surely: May Was a Quietly Big Month for Blockchain

Don Tapscott writes that 10 events, in particular, demonstrate just how much innovation we’ve seen during May, the "Month of Blockchain."

Business  ·  13 May 2019
DeFi

From Crypto Winter to DeFi: A Year of Loss and Opportunity

The year since the last Consensus event wasn't just a crypto winter. It also included impressive progress in blockchain evolution, writes Michael Casey.

Markets  ·  13 May 2019
Blockchain Technology

Blockchain’s Adoption Challenge Is a Human Problem, Not Technical

The “blockchain” concept has potential to be very powerful, but only if society is willing to change direction and purpose, says Maja Vujinovic.

Business  ·  12 May 2019