What Comes After the Futures – The Next Chapter for Bitcoin A Coindesk 2017 Review On the ninth anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper, one of the world's most respected derivatives providers, the CME Group, announced it would launch a regulated bitcoin futures market. Not to be understated, this was a pivotal moment in bitcoin's … Continue reading What Comes After the Futures – The Next Chapter for Bitcoin
Bitcoin gets official blessing in Japan The broader fintech sector is struggling even as cryptocurrencies take off Entrepreneurs do not often welcome regulation. For Japanese cryptocurrency start-ups, however, a framework put in place by the country’s financial authorities has been a boon. Rules announced this year by the Financial Services Agency allow people to pay … Continue reading Bitcoin gets official blessing in Japan
Bitcoin's nearly five-fold climb in 2017 looks very similar to tech bubble surge David Ader, chief macro strategist at Informa Financial Intelligence, shows how bitcoin's gains resemble that of the Nasdaq Telecommunications Index before the tech bubble burst. Bitcoin has gained nearly 400 percent this year, helped by increased interest from institutional investors. However, digital … Continue reading Bitcoin’s nearly five-fold climb in 2017 looks very similar to tech bubble surge