U.S. Treasury Reports on Digital Assets
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Borrowing Advisory Committee (TBAC) has released a comprehensive report examining the intersection of digital assets and the U.S. Treasury market. The report delves into the rise of cryptocurrencies, the adoption of blockchain technology, and the potential implications for Treasury operations.
CipherTrace report highlights new regulations, Libra, and exchange hacks
A new report by CipherTrace provides insight into the state of the global crypto asset markets. The ‘Q2 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report’ says a growing global regulatory response and the entry of Facebook’s Libra were significant events last quarter.
Bug Analyse Security Report On Blockchain Software
This security audit report of blockchain software by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT) examines 25 open-source blockchain projects, categorizing the vulnerabilities found into 9 classes.
Smart Contract Predictive Analytics Report
The Smart Contract report evaluates technologies and applications in terms of their business impact, adoption rate and maturity level to help users decide where and when to invest.
Blockchain an ‘essential’ tech for CEOs, states PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is one of the world’s largest professional services firms in the world. With headquarters in London, the company operates in 157 countries, boasts 756 locations and employs 200,000 people. The company ended 2015 with global revenues reaching US $35.4b.
Decreasing relevance has consumers straying to bank alternatives, states Earnst & Young
British multinational professional services firm, Ernst & Young (EY), recently published its Bank Relevance Index (BRI). The data shows how banks’ "decreasing relevance has consumers straying to bank alternatives."
Moody’s new report identifies 25 top blockchain use cases, from a list of 120
Moody's Investors Service (MIS) recently released a detailed report that names 120 blockchain projects being explored by various companies. The bond credit rating business then offers 25 top use cases for blockchain technology.
Bitcoin exhibits all the characteristics of a unique and important asset class
A recent research paper published by ARK Investment Management LLC (Ark Invest) and Coinbase, Bitcoin: Ringing the Bell for a New Asset Class, makes a strong case that bitcoin is "the first of its kind in a new asset class – cryptocurrency." Ark Invest’s blockchain analyst and products lead, Chris Burniske, and Coinbase Vice President of Business Development & Strategy, Adam White, co-authored the paper, which explores the merits of cryptocurrency as a new asset class for investors.
‘Banking industry is ripe for disruption,’ states Edgar, Dunn & Company
Edgar, Dunn & Company recently released the Advanced Payments Report for 2016, sponsored by Wirecard, a global financial services and technology company. Wirecard is considered to be a key player and innovator within the digital payments world. It assists companies such as FinTech startups, retailers and airlines to meet their digital payments requirements.
The world’s top bank weighs in on digital currencies
The Bank for International Settlements is the central bank to the world’s central banks, and until now they have been quiet on the subject of Bitcoin. Today their opinion on the matter is revealed with the release of their own report.
Bitcoin could be more to airlines than “just an asset” for exchange
The Airline industry is aware of several ways that the Blockchain could have a revolutionary impact on it, according to an industry report by leading market research firm Frost & Sullivan. Already 95% of global airline flight capacity has the ability to accept bitcoin payments.
Bitcoin in Numbers: China’s Woes
China's [currency devaluation](news/bitcoin-in-numbers-currency-wars-and-bitcoin/) two weeks ago, combined with the country's less than expected growth rates, sent the world stock markets tumbling. Nobody survived the bloodbath with most world stock markets suffering significant corrections. The biggest Rally of 2015 has turned into the biggest Reversal Since Lehman.