Can Wall Street manipulate the Bitcoin futures market?
New research suggests a possible correlation between the price of Bitcoin and the settlement dates of CME Bitcoin Futures contracts. Bitcoin fell 75 percent of the time in the lead up to CME settlement dates.
If money follows talent, crypto has a bright future
Follow the talent. Smart investors know that boom markets attract a wave of top talent, chasing new money. In the past 12 to 18 months, there has been an exodus of high-level staff from the traditional financial industry to crypto startups. Will institutional money follow?
BNC Evolution of Crypto Ideology Infographic
Evolution of Crypto Ideology: From Cypherpunks to Wall Street
Could trading be the killer app for blockchain?
After a few years, only two blockchain applications have found momentum: Cryptokitties a kind of Pokemon on the blockchain and ICOs, or new token sales on the Ethereum network - not exactly the decentralized application revolution that we were promised.
Wall Street Loves the Blockchain
While Wall Street is cautious on Bitcoin, it has gone all in on blockchain. But real-world implementation of distributed ledgers in the financial system, mostly in experimental fashion, has been underwhelming.
NYSE Launches Bitcoin Price Index
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) launched the first exchange-calculated and disseminated bitcoin index (NYXBT) earlier today. The price index will be published daily at 4pm (BST). NYXBT will be available through the NYSE Global Index Feed (GIF) and for a limited time, on NYSE’s website.
The 2015 Bitcoin Market Narrative (Op-Ed)
The narrative for 2015 is the co-option of Bitcoin by the legacy financial services industry, fight it at one’s peril!
UK Treasury Requests Info On Bitcoin: PwC Replies
Her Majesty's Treasury recently sent out a call for information regarding Bitcoin & Digital Currencies. PriceWaterHouseCooper offered a detailed summary in their reply.
TeraExchange: Wall Street Focuses On Bitcoin
BNC interviewed Christian Martin, co-founder and CEO of TeraExchange, the first fully regulated, wall street experienced, institutional exchange platform. And its the first CFTC approved exchange integrating Bitcoin.
Connecting The Dots: How Bitcoin Is Reinventing Wall St
What happens when you give anyone the ability to buy stocks from any cellphone and cut out... well... all middlemen?
