risk management

Ex-Goldman Sachs Traders Raise $4M for DeFi Risk Management Startup

Ondo Finance is looking to attract institutional investors to the world of DeFi lending.

Business  ·  17 August 2021

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stalls Near $40K as Buyers Take Profits

Analysts see the cryptocurrency's price as remaining range-bound.

Markets  ·  29 July 2021
Volatility

Why Bitcoin Is a Better Risk Bet Than a Stack of Penny Stocks

Volatility is a measure of risk, and that's often measured in relation to returns. By that measure bitcoin is a beast so far this year.

Markets  ·  26 March 2021
Aave

New Crypto Derivatives Let You Bet on (or Against) Tether’s Solvency

Credit default swaps (of “The Big Short” infamy) have come to the Ethereum blockchain. Opium Exchange says they can help crypto investors manage risk.

Markets  ·  3 September 2020
ErisX

ErisX Hires Capital Markets Veteran as Chief Risk Officer

Vindhu Singh is the firm’s first chief risk officer, and will report to Head of Eris Clearing Liz James.

News  ·  6 February 2020
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
Coinbase

Coinbase’s Director of Data Science and Risk Leaves to ‘Build From Scratch’

Soups Ranjan, who worked at Coinbase since 2015 as director of data analysis and fraud prevention, has left the crypto exchange to start something new.

Business  ·  1 February 2019