Fredrik Voss, Nasdaq’s head of blockchain initiatives, discusses what the company has accomplished with the technology and how his firm evaluates whether potential projects could benefit from a blockchain solution.[…]
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With Deadline Looming, Will The SEC Approve A Bitcoin ETF?
The SEC will make a decision on a proposed bitcoin ETF by March 11, 2017. Will it approve? An optimist and pessimist weigh in, touching upon bitcoin’s liquidity, the impact[…]
Is The IRS Justified In Demanding Information On Millions Of Bitcoin Users?
The IRS found three entities using bitcoin to evade taxes and has now demanded the records of millions of users at Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange. An accountant and[…]
What Is One Of The World’s Largest Derivatives Exchanges Doing With Bitcoin?
CME Group handles three billion contracts worth about $1 quadrillion annually. So why is it making a foray into bitcoin, whose market capitalization is a mere $16 billion? Sandra Ro,[…]
How Coin Center Is Helping Define The ‘Big Fuzzy Gray Area’ Of Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Law
As blockchains and cryptocurrencies evolve, there are times when the technology outpaces the law. That’s when Coin Center steps in. The non-profit, which represents the technology, not the industry, and[…]
What Does Cornell’s Emin Gun Sirer See As The Main Security Threats In Cryptocurrency? ‘Everything’
Cornell University computer science professor Emin Gun Sirer, an influential figure in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, describes his ideas for improving security in the space, his skepticism about how[…]
Why A Wall Street Journal Currency Reporter Didn’t Understand Money Until He Learned About Bitcoin
Michael Casey, senior advisor at MIT’s Media Lab and author of The Age of Cryptocurrency, spent 18 years at the Wall Street Journal — a good portion of that covering[…]
How The Blockchain Alliance Helps Law Enforcement With Bitcoin Crime And Developments Like The DAO
Jason Weinstein and Alan Cohn, partner and of counsel, respectively at law firm Steptoe & Johnson, discuss their work with the Blockchain Alliance, a coalition of both blockchain and cryptocurrency[…]
Chain’s Adam Ludwin On Who Is Best Poised To Benefit From Blockchain Technology
As blockchain technology remakes financial services, some companies will be better positioned than others, says Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain, which has partnered with incumbents like Visa, Citi and Nasdaq.[…]
Want to Diversify Your Portfolio? Try Bitcoin, Say ARK’s Chris Burniske And Coinbase’s Adam White
Invest in oil and gold? In this episode, the co-authors of a compelling white paper explain the four reasons why they believe you may soon be investing in digital oil[…]