Singapore Fund Puts Great Stock in Cryptocurrencies
Investment funds have been cautious about sinking assets into cryptocurrencies. But Justin Chan says such currencies and the projects that have spawned them offer...
Cato Institute’s Zuluaga: Here’s How to Regulate ICOs
The regulatory picture for cryptocurrencies in the U.S. is gradually coming into focus, but Diego Zuluaga argues it must become much clearer for the...
Building Fixed-Income Bonds on the Blockchain
Fixed-income assets have yet to truly take hold on the blockchain, but the potential is huge. Some estimates place the global credit market at...
Here’s How the Universal Protocol Alliance Wants to Pay You
Earlier this month, the Universal Protocol Alliance announced a new dollar-backed stablecoin in an increasingly crowded – and, at times, controversial – space. But the...
Blockchain Increasingly Looks Like a Solution to Identity Fraud
Verifying consumer data is the cornerstone of electronic commerce. Blockchain's transparency and accountability could straighten out a convoluted process pocked with weak points.
But aligning...
Lost in Translation: Language Barrier Blocks Cryptocurrency Growth
Advocates have long touted cryptocurrencies’ ability to transcend national borders. At the same time, language may be creating barriers to crypto’s growth.
There was a...
Consensus 2018: What a Difference a Year Makes
What a year it has been. Since the last gathering of Consensus, widely considered to be blockchain’s largest event, bitcoin (BTC) hit $10,000 for...
These Are the Sam Spades of the Cryptocurrency Age
Robert Whitaker is not your father’s gumshoe. The former special agent for U.S. Homeland Security spends his days tracking down lost and stolen cryptocurrencies...
The State of Global Crypto Regulation Ahead of Next Month’s G-20 Meeting
Ahead of a Group of Twenty (G-20) summit of finance ministers and central bank governors overseeing the world’s strongest economies next month in Argentina,...
Sex, Alcohol and Blockchain: Why White Papers, FAQs Make for Interesting Reading
The blockchain white paper is becoming the lingua franca of new ventures. These are usually PDFs littered with more economics principles than a college textbook...