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Hedge Fund Presidio Trading to Spin Out Crypto Market Tail Risk Strategy
8.12.2022
Tail risk investment strategies look to reduce overall portfolio risk by outperforming during an unexpected downturn, but do so at the cost of lower returns in a bull market
India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Should Be Able to Do Anything Cryptocurrency Can Do With No Risk, Official Claims
6.12.2022
An Indian central bank official claims that if there is anything cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether can do, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should be able to create a product that will do the same job without the associated risks. “This is essentially what we are doing in the CBDC...
DeFi Risk-Sharing Protocol Nexus Expects Loss on Maple Credit Pool Investment as FTX Contagion Widens
6.12.2022
Nexus Mutual, which offers an insurance alternative for decentralized finance traders, deposited some $19 million in ETH to Maple’s wrapped ether credit pool, which was rocked by Orthogonal Trading’s recent default
BTC price taps $17K as analysis warns of inbound Bitcoin ‘risk events’
30.11.2022
Bitcoin faces more than just FTX fallout in December, with macro data due and the Mt. Gox payouts getting closer
This simple Bitcoin options strategy allows traders to go long with limited downside risk
29.11.2022
Bullish on Bitcoin but afraid of futures liquidations? Here is how pro traders use options to cast safer bets
Singapore Banks' Exposure to Bitcoin 'Insignificant' but Subject to Highest Risk Weight
28.11.2022
Banks must hold $125 in capital against every $100 worth of bitcoin, a senior minister said
UK Bank Starling Blocks Payments to Crypto Platforms — Claims Crypto Is High Risk, Heavily Used for Criminal Purposes
26.11.2022
Starling Bank has informed its customers that the bank no longer supports fund transfers to cryptocurrency platforms, including crypto exchanges. The bank stated that cryptocurrencies “are high risk and heavily used for criminal purposes and, as such, we no longer support them.”...
Harvard Research Paper Urges Governments and Central Banks to Add Bitcoin to Reserves to Hedge ‘Sanction Risk’
25.11.2022
Central banks in countries that face a risk of being sanctioned by the US could shift their international reserves to include bitcoin (BTC), a new Harvard University research paper has argued.
The research paper based the idea of central bank risk hedging with bitcoin on the fact that many central...
UK bank Starling bans crypto-related purchases and deposits citing high risk
24.11.2022
Starling has banned its customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies with their bank cards or receiving transfers from crypto merchants
CrossTower eyeing further crypto acquisitions outside of Voyager bid
24.11.2022
CrossTower’s president said they would place extra emphasis on highly transparent and compliance-focused companies in light of the FTX collapse
CME Group’s CEO Called FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried an ‘Absolute Fraud’ When They Met in March
21.11.2022
According to the CEO of CME Group, Terry Duffy, the executive met with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) last March at a conference, and Duffy ended up calling the FTX frontman a “fraud.” When Duffy sat down with SBF, the former FTX executive said his end goal was to compete with CME Group....
How NFT technology is creating room for a ‘no risk’ sports prediction market?
21.11.2022
Sports betting dates back to the ancient times when chariot racing was a popular form of entertainment in ancient Greece, around 700 BC. Today, it is a billion-dollar industry featuring all forms of sporting events. But more importantly, sports betting has come a long way to find its footing...
American CryptoFed registration at risk as SEC alleges filing anomalies
20.11.2022
The SEC instituted administrative proceedings against American CryptoFed to determine the issuance of a stop order which would retract its registration and bar sales of in-house tokens, Ducat and Locke
EverEarn Ethereum Blockchain Public Presale With USDC Rewards
18.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. As if the cryptoverse needed more reasons for people to be fearful, both FTX and BlockFi rocked cryptocurrency blockchains and investors alike, sending prices spiraling, blockchains congesting, and investors hunkering down for more ‘crypto-winter’. But amidst this...
Crypto self-custody a ‘fundamental human right’ but not risk-free: Community
18.11.2022
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that risks of having bugs in smart contracts are still present when opting for self-custody
Bitcoin Price and Ethereum Prediction - Risk-off Triggers as Genesis Trading Halts Withdrawals
17.11.2022
Bitcoin is mostly unchanged on November 17, but it remains under pressure as Genesis Trading, a crypto financial services firm, has suspended withdrawals from its loan section, citing the "extraordinary market instability" caused by Sam Bankman's FTX collapse. Ethereum, the second-most valuable...
FDIC to prioritize crypto risk assessment as banks perform poorly in Q2
16.11.2022
With banks reporting $470 billion in unrealized losses and FDIC foreseeing the continuation of this trend, acting chairman Gruenberg believed banks must cautiously engage in crypto-asset activities
Citi Analyst Warns of ‘Serious’ Contagion Risk to Crypto Ecosystem From FTX Failure
16.11.2022
A Citi analyst has warned of a serious risk of broader contagion to the crypto ecosystem stemming from the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, noting that the contagion “can last for a significant amount of time.” He added that the crypto industry seems to have “no significant lender...
Could South Korean Crypto Exchanges Be Safe from Bankruptcy Risk?
15.11.2022
With some of the biggest names in the crypto exchange game apparently teetering on the cusp of bankruptcy, attention in South Korea is turning to domestic trading platforms. And some are suggesting that the nation’s sector may be safe from insolvency – at least for the time being.
Per a report...
Charities risk losing a generation of donors if they don't accept crypto
15.11.2022
Crypto donations expose charities to a "new demographic of funders" that they can’t afford to miss out on