Bitcoin
Blockchain: a solution looking for a problem
While new financial technologies show considerable promise, many proposed applications are either naive or miss the mark outright
Central banks eye advantages of digital currencies
BoE economist says digital currencies might improve real policy rates, tax rates and bank competition
Central banks are not fintech accelerators – Bundesbank
German payments authority says fintech should receive equal regulatory treatment to banks
Banks must embrace their digital destiny
Alexander Lipton believes the time is right for advanced digital banks to take the industry forward, and quants can lead the charge
Smart contracts to slash time and costs, say technologists
Blockchain to deliver lucrative benefits to derivatives market, London conference hears
Status quo will push back on blockchain, conference hears
Control, cost, intermediaries and law all seen as hurdles for use of blockchain in financial markets
Blockchain tipped as fix for margin segregation
ISAs could move to distributed ledgers within 18 months, Barclays technologist claims
New forex trading models: Transparency, liquidity and efficiency
Sponsored webinar: Thomson Reuters
Firms weigh impact of blockchain on post-trade services
Opportunity for using distributed ledgers in OTC market discussed at meeting held by CFTC
Banks test promise of blockchain as CCP replacement
“You can imagine a world where you don’t need clearing houses,” says senior banker
Seeking transparency: The outlook for foreign exchange trading in Asia
Sponsored survey analysis: Thomson Reuters
Distributed ledgers could impact FMIs, report finds
CPMI publishes report on digital currencies
‘Smart’ derivatives can cure XVA headaches
Cryptocurrency technology could revolutionise derivatives valuation and collateralisation, say Massimo Morini and Robert Sams
Bitcoin technology finds new uses in finance
Using blockchain should drastically speed up post-trade settlement
BitMex CEO sees bright future for bitcoin derivatives
Products include the "world's first" bitcoin volatility futures contract
SEC warns structured note issuers over proprietary indexes
Head of Office of Capital Markets Trends calls on issuers to examine sales practices
Hirani, Masters and Wilson apply bitcoin to settlement risk
Derivatives market pioneers co-opt bitcoin tech in bid to transform mainstream markets
Bitcoin technology could slash transaction risk in banking
Using cryptography to validate transactions may transform finance
Crypto-currencies pose risk management questions for banks
Uncertainty reigns over the legal and accounting status of currencies such as bitcoin and their regulation
Proposed bitcoin regulations 'unworkable' in current form
NYDFS proposes bitcoin regulations that experts say go too far
US banks shunning bitcoin over regulatory fears
Regulatory constraints likely to continue holding back crypto-currencies
Banks 'killing' bitcoin communities, expert warns
Engage with crypto-currencies, banks told
Bitcoin regulation challenges and complexities
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Banks and regulators 'must take Bitcoin more seriously'
Industry unclear on future of Bitcoin