Brave New Coin launches a global classification standard for crypto assets
Launched this week, BNC’s General Taxonomy For Cryptographic Assets is intended as a classification tool for investors, regulators, asset managers and developers to better inform their crypto decision making, says BNC Head of Research Rafael Delfi, and marks a critical step forward in the maturation of cryptographic assets as an investment class.
Building Investment Strategies With The General Taxonomy For Cryptographic Assets
The first article in this use-case series, "Building Investment Strategies With The General Taxonomy For Cryptographic Assets", will be devoted to individual and institutional investors. We will show how BNC’s General Taxonomy for Cryptographic Assets can be incorporated in the decision-making process to create a wide range of investment strategies based on over 60 key qualitative and quantitative metrics for cryptographic assets.
A General Taxonomy for Cryptographic Assets
The advent of distributed ledger technology is facilitating collaboration across world markets — and the tracking of a vast range of transactions and interactions. For this nascent industry to be effectively evaluated and interpreted a consistent and comprehensive global classification is required.
An Introduction to the General Taxonomy Use Case Series
The purpose of this article is to analyze the current crypto asset valuation methodologies used to estimate bitcoin’s “fair value” and provide an update on the parameters and assumptions of the most accurate methodologies. This article will also serve to introduce a series of use case articles showcasing BNC’s newly launched General Taxonomy for Cryptographic Assets and illustrate how this tool can be incorporated into investment research of the cryptographic asset ecosystem. We will continue to explore this topic in weeks to come as we publish General Taxonomy for Cryptographic Assets case studies for asset managers, regulators, researchers, developers and [...]
Crypto Asset Classification Guide
The advent of distributed ledger technology is facilitating collaboration across world markets — and the tracking of a vast range of transactions and interactions.
Central bank cryptocurrencies
New cryptocurrencies are emerging almost daily, and many interested parties are wondering whether central banks should issue their own versions. But what might central bank cryptocurrencies (CBCCs) look like and would they be useful? This feature provides a taxonomy of money that identifies two types of CBCC a retail and wholesale a and differentiates them from other forms of central bank money such as cash and reserves. It discusses the different characteristics of CBCCs and compares them with existing payment options.
Tokens of our affection: An introduction to ICOs and digital tokens under New Zealand law
This report provides a framework for participants in ICOs to consider in deciding whether New Zealand securities law may apply. The authors have done this by classifying tokens into four broad classes based on their terms, and then categorising these classes against the current New Zealand securities law framework.
