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Bitcoin and gold: Risk versus resilience in the 21st century

When considering a safe-haven asset it is important to ascertain what we are protecting against. Known high-probability risks within a system, or low-probability high-consequence systemic risks that interconnected with other systems? Intelligent investors should consider the difference between risk and resilience, and look at the market from a systems perspective. дальше »

2020-1-6 14:01


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Analysts Claim Indirect Investment in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain helps Manage Massive Risks

There has been an extra amount of negative sentiment directed towards cryptocurrencies in the last few weeks as Bitcoin slowly winded down from $8500 to $6800 over the course of a month. Many wealth managers believe it is better to gain exposure to this space by investing in publicly listed companies that are working withRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-12-9 20:00


Is Facebook’s Libra likely to intensify regulatory scrutiny on Bitcoin?

Facebook’s Libra continued to grace the headlines, with high-stakes questions regarding its potential risks continuing to dominate the news. Libra’s extensive scrutiny had corrected the crypto-market significantly, with rumors suggesting that the contentious project would lead to tighter regulatory surveillance over Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry. дальше »

2019-7-21 03:30


Congressman Brad Sherman calls for a complete ban on cryptocurrency, says Bitcoin only facilitates “nefarious transactions”

Congressman Brad Sherman, a vocal critic of the crypto industry, again called for a complete ban on cryptocurrencies. Sherman said Bitcoin had no real use other than to fund illicit activities and warned about the risks cryptocurrencies pose to the political and financial stability in the U. дальше »

2019-7-20 21:44


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Bitcoin Disrupting Banking; Deutsche Bank To Cut 18,000 Jobs by 2022

Throughout history, the banking industry has always been vulnerable to a range of risks, but somehow, it has been able to survive for over three thousand years. But now, traditional banking is increasingly under threat from geopolitical uncertainty and, most significantly, from the advent of new technologies, including artificial intelligence and Bitcoin. дальше »

2019-7-8 01:00


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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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


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