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By Juan M. Villaverde On July 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The technology underlying cryptocurrencies, called Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), is sweeping the globe.
It could one day transform who controls global financial markets.
And it could...
By Tony Sagami On July 23, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Bloomberg calls it “the definitive sign that cryptocurrencies have arrived on Wall Street.”
They’re talking about some big changes coming to one of the toughest tests in finance — the one needed...
We have some advice for anyone thinking about meddling in foreign elections or investigating the foreign meddlers:
Before you use — or make allegations about — cryptocurrencies, learn more about...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 18, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Who will win? When and how?
The Big Four central banks of the world — the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of England (BOE) — are arguably the...
By Tony Sagami On July 16, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Wall Street is full of so-called “experts,” but I tune most of them out because they’re more often wrong than right.
My good friends Martin Weiss and Sean Brodrick are the rare exceptions....
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 11, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The naysayers keep telling us that cryptocurrencies can’t possibly work … that they fly in the face of existing laws and regulations in the world’s dominant financial centers.
“Cryptos are...
By Tony Sagami On July 9, 201807:55 AM Eastern
“Every single company we talk to is looking at how they can apply blockchain to various areas.”
— Mark Russinovich, CTO, Microsoft Azure
I was a retail stockbroker at the Seattle Merrill...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 6, 201807:55 AM Eastern
When the SEC recently confirmed that Ethereum is not a security, not many people in the crypto world seemed to understand the full implications.
“Who cares?” asked the average crypto trader....
By Tony Sagami On July 2, 201807:55 AM Eastern
“It’s almost a must. The freeing up
of resources to become more efficient will come
through technology and blockchain is a great
way to allow us to … reduce costs.”
— UBS Group CEO Sergio...
By Juan M. Villaverde On June 29, 201807:55 AM Eastern
People unfamiliar with crypto often ask the most challenging questions:
“How come we rarely see cryptocurrencies in everyday life?”
“If crypto is so great, why isn’t Amazon accepting it as...