White shoe investment bank Goldman Sachs has admitted that Bitcoin and other digital currencies could succeed as real money in developing economies. Goldman strategists wrote in a recent report: “In recent decades the U.S. dollar has
Read moreIt looks as if Silicon Valley and Wall Street are coming together just to see who can shower cryptocurrency ventures with more money. Blocktower Capital Crypto Hedge Fund Blocktower Capital is a
Read moreIn a move that sounds similar to that taken by JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Wall Street bank Merrill Lynch has banned its financial advisors from buying Bitcoin-related investments for their clients. The decision comes as the major bank
Read moreCryptocurrency Ripple (XRP) shot up by almost 35 percent over the past 24 hours, trading at an average of $2.20 and occupying second place by market cap in the overall crypto market at press time. The massive spike
Read moreJill is an independent advisor and consultant working on everything from early-stage token ventures to initiatives at large institutions. The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review opinion series. I first seriously
Read moreWith the launch of bitcoin futures by two leading American options exchanges, lending the cryptocurrency more credibility among mainstream investors, Wall Street is turning to known figures to explain the phenomena. One proven financial wizard
Read moreLast week the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) introduced its bitcoin-based futures markets and the first day got a reasonable level of fanfare. Now the largest options exchange in the world, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Read moreThe rollercoaster ride that is Bitcoin has been epitomised in the last few days as the digital currency rocketed to the milestone of $10,000. Instead of bouncing off that target or consolidating, the second stage engine
Read moreDespite speculation that Bitcoin futures would make the famously volatile asset easier to short, the launch of CBOE futures trading this evening sparked a huge rally for the currency. Futures trading began at 5 PM Central time on
Read moreThis is a weekly trading tips series called ’Writing On The Wall’, in which our game theory guide, Eric Wall, tries to decipher those writings. This week, shorting bitcoin. I absolutely abhor having to short
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