by abhinav agarwal | Jun 1, 2020 | Blockchain Bites, News, News Roundup, Newsletters
Blockchain Bites: Chase Class Action, 30 Words for Censorship and a Bitcoin Bug Chase Bank settled a class action brought by crypto purchasers while a new report shows a flaw in time-locked bitcoin transactions. Original Source: Coindesk Blockchain Bites: Chase Class...
by abhinav agarwal | Jun 1, 2020 | Crypto Long & Short, Goldman Sachs, Market Microstructure, Markets, Newsletters, Policy & regulation, Prime Brokerage
Crypto Long & Short: The Emergence of Prime Brokers Adds Resilience but Also Risk Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all have strong growth trajectories and balance sheets. But with that stability comes a certain degree of centralization. Original Source: Coindesk Crypto...
by abhinav agarwal | May 29, 2020 | Blockchain Bites, News, News Roundup, Newsletters
Blockchain Bites: Magic’s Raise, Compound’s Distribution and Trump’s Twitter War In the war between Trump and Twitter, decentralized systems may win. Original Source: Coindesk Blockchain Bites: Magic’s Raise, Compound’s Distribution and Trump’s Twitter...
by abhinav agarwal | May 29, 2020 | First Mover, Goldman Sachs, Markets, News, Newsletters
First Mover: Bitcoin Rally Shows Traders Don’t Care That Goldman Hates Their Asset Class Traders can also gloat over how much better bitcoin is performing in 2020 than Goldman Sachs shares. Original Source: Coindesk First Mover: Bitcoin Rally Shows Traders Don’t Care...
by abhinav agarwal | May 26, 2020 | Blockchain Bites, Libra, News, News Roundup, Newsletters
Blockchain Bites: Facebook’s Calibra Facelift and Tencent’s ‘New Infrastructure’ Investments Facebook’s digital wallet subsidiary has rebranded as Novi while a series of bitcoin transactions cast doubt on Craig Wright’s claims. Original Source: Coindesk...
by abhinav agarwal | May 26, 2020 | Adoption, CBDCs, Central Banks, First Mover, Markets, News, Newsletters
First Mover: Bitcoin Could Get a Boost From Central Bank Digital Currencies CBDCs might seem to be anathema to the mission statement of bitcoin, but they may prove to be a valuable on-ramp for new investors. Original Source: Coindesk First Mover: Bitcoin Could Get a...