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Cyberattacks and Technology Risks take top spot on cryptocurrency industry concern

The cryptocurrency industry is muddled in a web of financial and technical intricacies, bound together by the principled opposition to the centralized currency of the sovereign behemoths. Decentralized currency is the brainchild of a continuously developing technology-centric world, and, according to its adherents, the biggest risk to the cryptocurrency world emanates from the same. дальше »

2019-6-23 09:32


Is Galaxy Digital All Set to Launch ‘Crypto Options Contracts’ in the Near Future?

For those of our readers who may not be aware of what a Bitcoin (BTC) options contract is, it is essentially a crypto derivative tool that make use of the currency’s volatile market conditions (by strategically hedging risks) so as to increase its customers returns. In this, there are two types of crypto options that […] дальше »

2019-6-22 18:10


Bitcoin [BTC] is more politically neutral than gold, says Adamant capital’s Tuur Demeester

The comparison between tangible and digital assets has been going on for a long time and is likely to go on, especially since Bitcoin has outperformed most assets in 2019. This includes not just oil and a majority of the S&P index, but also Gold, traditionally used as a hedge against economic risks due to […] The post Bitcoin [BTC] is more politically neutral than gold, says Adamant capital’s Tuur Demeester appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2019-6-15 02:00


Bitcoin is a potential savior in times of major economic & political crises, claims Grayscale’s new report

A recent report by Grayscale, “Hedging Global Liquidity Risk with Bitcoin,” compared how recent global events impacted traditional assets, as well as Bitcoin markets. Further, the report spoke about how Bitcoin can act as a hedge against liquidity risks that arise out of such events around the world. дальше »

2019-6-14 13:00


Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding

Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »

2019-6-14 04:03


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Insurance firm Legal & General adopts Amazon’s blockchain for pension deals

Legal & General, a multinational British insurer, has partnered with Amazon to create a blockchain system for corporate pension deals. According to Reuters, Legal & General will be using Amazon Web Services’ managed blockchain system to process bulk annuities – benefit pension schemes sold by companies to insurers in a bid to mitigate risks for policy holders. дальше »

2019-6-12 17:49


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Cryptocurrency and Cannabis: Risky Investments with a Twist

While classifying investments based on growth potential and risks, investors tend to cluster cryptocurrency, cannabis, and biotech together. While cryptocurrency has several more dimensions of risk, Rob Wertheimer of Melius Research gave a strong point of difference between cannabis and cryptocurrency in an interview with Yahoo Finance, June 11, 2019. дальше »

2019-6-12 17:00


Having an ethical framework is the best way to mitigate risks in autonomous technology

Many technology professionals bristle at the word ethics as an intangible topic more likely to show up as a required training course than part of daily risk mitigation. But when called to defend how you are mitigating the brand and PR risk of a Tay Chatbot or 787 Max autopilot, you are likely to “find religion” in the form of ethics. дальше »

2019-6-9 12:13


Russia’s Central Bank Is ‘Against Legalization’ Of Cryptocurrency

The head of the central bank of Russia says she does not want to legalize Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency as a payment method – because of risk and volatility. Bitcoin Has ‘Big Risks’ Speaking to the country’s parliament, the Duma, about the Bank of Russia’s impact over 2018, Elvira Nabiullina continued an increasingly bearish stance on cryptocurrency. дальше »

2019-5-31 12:00


G20 Countries Start Implementing Unified Crypto Standards

As the G20 summit approaches, member countries have been discussing how to implement the standards set by intergovernmental organizations such as the Financial Action Task Force. While there may be some challenges in complying with the standards, the European Central Bank says the risks crypto assets pose to the euro area’s financial stability are manageable. дальше »

2019-5-29 04:55