Investing

DeFi

First Mover: Pie Anyone? DeFi Pushes ETF-Style Investing Toward Decentralization

PieDAO's push to decentralize itself shows the fast-growing DeFi industry's efforts to retrofit investment vehicles for digital-asset markets.

Markets  ·  9 July 2020
Bitcoin

If Crypto Is Anything Like Fixed-Income, It’s Going to Need a Fatter Textbook

Expect digital assets investing to mirror fixed income investing and become more specialized and complex over time, says our columnist.

Business  ·  16 June 2020
Bitcoin

Stacking Sats? Small Bitcoin Holders on the Rise, Data Suggests

New data support the idea that small bitcoin investors are multiplying rapidly. Anecdotal evidence suggests much of that growth is happening in the U.S.

Markets  ·  28 April 2020
First Digital Trust

New Settlement Layer to Offer Asian Crypto Institutions Local Alternative to Silvergate Bank

The new settlement layer is intended save Asian institutional traders from taking the "scenic route" via U.S. banking regulations.

Business  ·  21 February 2020
Investing

Seychelles’ Stock Exchange Will List Ethereum Tokens Representing Supercars

MERJ, the only licensed stock exchange in the Seychelles, plans to list ethereum tokens representing shares in supercars issued by CurioInvest, starting with a $1.1 million Ferrari.

Business  ·  31 January 2020
Cryptocurrency

Nomura Launching Benchmark for Japan’s Crypto Assets

Pegged to Japan's cryptocurrency market, Nomura's benchmark will be available to domestic and overseas institutional investors and crypto exchanges, among others.

News  ·  30 January 2020
Africa

Decred’s Akin Sawyerr Says Blockchain Is Part of Africa’s Political Future

Blockchain-based governance could lead the way towards better business and political practices around the world, says investor Akin Sawyerr.

People  ·  16 January 2020
Bitcoin

What Do Women Want? More Educational Materials Before Investing in Bitcoin

There would be more women investing in bitcoin if they had more educational materials to help them, a new report found.

Business  ·  16 December 2019
Investments

Emberfund Turns Your Phone Into a Crypto Hedge Fund

Emberfund is a new mobile app that lets anyone buy into an index of cryptocurrencies that automatically balances itself over time.

Business  ·  14 May 2019
Markets

The Map Is Not the Territory: Rethinking Crypto as an Asset Class

Crypto as an asset class? Investors would do well to learn it's not a one-size-fits all classification.

Markets  ·  4 January 2019
Decred

How to Last the Crypto Winter? Seek Simplicity, Manage Complexity

Decred's Jake Yocom-Piatt explains in this exclusive op-ed why he thinks information asymmetry is a key factor driving the manic buying and panic selling cycles in the crypto markets.

Tech  ·  3 January 2019
Bitcoin

When There’s Blood in the Street (Why It’s Not Quite Time to Be Long Crypto)

A long-time crypto fund manager takes a look at bitcoin's historical tops and bottoms, and what that might say about the current price.

Markets  ·  15 December 2018
Switzerland

Crypto Exchange-Traded Product to Launch on Swiss Stock Exchange

The first ever exchange-traded product tracking multiple cryptocurrencies will start trading next week on Switzerland's Six stock exchange.

Markets  ·  19 November 2018
Dapper Labs

Cute Cats Power Serious $15 Million Funding for CryptoKitties Creators

CryptoKitties' latest funding round means it has raised $27 million this year. Fur real!

Business  ·  1 November 2018
Markets

The Crypto Protocol Trying to Unite Every Exchange Order Book

Imagine the liquidity of every crypto exchange, but in one giant pool. That's what Paradigm aims to build, and investors are on board.

Markets  ·  16 October 2018