Analysis
Wash trading hurts investors and taints the crypto industry, but extinguishing it will be difficult absent global regulation.
Andrew Singer
Andrew has been a professional writer and editor for more than 30 years. He received an M.A. in statistics from Columbia University in 2017 and has since been working as a freelance writer with a specialty in machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and big data. He likes to swim, play tennis and hike in the Hudson Highlands.
Cleaning Up Crypto Exchange Wash Trading Will Take Global Regulation - Analysis
Stablecoin Issuers Be Warned: New York AG’s Arm Is Long New York’s State attorney general has wide latitude to investigate a foreign entity like iFinex, said a NY appeals court.
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Comparing Apple to Bitcoin? Crypto Occupies a Class of Its Own Is it even fair to compare Bitcoin to younger versions of tech giants like Apple?
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Biggest Corporations Sceptical of Introducing Crypto Payment Option Are traditional business enterprises ready to embrace a blockchain-based payments network? Maybe not, according to two research reports.
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Bubbling Over the Top? DeFi Sector Heats Up in June, Raising Concerns The DeFi sector is seeing rapid growth in use and volume. Some appear concerned about a bursting bubble, but could it be natural growth?
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WisdomTree Tests SEC’s Bitcoin Acceptance Threshold With Latest ETF Filing The SEC has rejected an ETF with only a 25% BTC component before, but how about just 5%? WisdomTree may be testing the agency’s limits.
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Blockchain Can Disrupt Higher Education Today, Global Labor Market Tomorrow Blockchain can play its part in the education sector — record-keeping in 2–3 years and then adoption by the labor market?
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Safety Check: If Crypto Custodian Fails, Clients May Not Get a Full Payout Crypto exchanges — not segregating blockchain addresses — could lead to ownership disputes in the event of insolvency, research says.
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Crypto Funds in Demand, Institutions See Bitcoin as Alternative Hedge Grayscale Investments has been gobbling up Bitcoin in recent months, and most of its investors are institutions — but other funds are doing it, too.
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Bitcoin Survived Halving, but Death Spiralists Still Say BTC Is Doomed Bitcoin survived last week’s halving, but it’s only a matter of time before BTC miners flee, say “death spiralists.” Are they right?
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Motions Fly High as Craig Wright Set to Face Kleiman Estate in Court Jockeying for position continues, but it looks like Kleiman v. Wright is going to trial. Still, never say never as most lawsuits settle.
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Bitcoin Gains Ground on Gold, Bolsters Claim as the Asset of Tomorrow Experts weigh in on the ongoing gold vs. Bitcoin debate: Which asset is more capable in these current times?
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Stablecoins Provide Cover as Global Risks and Uncertainty Quake As the global economy trembles, investors continue to find sanctuary in stablecoins, which have increased their market cap dramatically.
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Wright v. Kleiman Enters Final Act — Document Reveal May Set Precedent Some attorneys say the Kleiman v. Wright court case may set legal precedents that could impact the future of Bitcoin.
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The Tax Man Cometh — Who Will Pay for the COVID-19 Stimulus? Given the economic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, can we expect governments to be more vigilant in taxing cryptocurrency this year?
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Fed’s Quantitative Easing Strategy Holds Long-Term Benefits for Crypto It is still too early to gauge the impact of QE on crypto, says Mati Greenspan. “The initial shock of the global economy grinding to a halt” is still too fresh.
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Mt. Gox Casts a Dark Shadow of Crypto’s Collapse — A Long Fight for Justice Mt. Gox court cases see no end as creditors continue to wait for their funds, but could another event like Mt. Gox take place given the current market volatility?
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French Court Moves the BTC Chess Piece — How Will Regulators Respond? “The fact that an OECD country is recognizing BTC as a ‘fungible’ asset is progress — a wake-up call to banks, institutional investors, regulators that Bitcoin is here to stay.” — Dan Schatt.
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Proving That Tether Manipulated Bitcoin 2017 Bull Run Won’t Be Easy USDT remains the largest stablecoin by far and is listed on all the major exchanges and wallets. Sogani: “Any [court] decision will impact the industry directly.”
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Brazil’s PIX Payments System Has the Same Spirit, but Not a Blockchain Structure Brazil’s PIX will cut out payment intermediaries, enabling peer-to-peer and business-to-business transactions in seconds.
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Lawyers Duke it Out Over Who Gets To Lead the Class Action Suit Against Tether The lawsuit against Tether is proceeding, but first a New York judge needs to decide which law firm takes lead on the case.
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Getting Into the Financial Services Revolution With Alex Tapscott Alex Tapscott discusses his recently released book Financial Services Revolution with Cointelegraph.
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Five Crypto Relationships Worth Noting on Valentine’s Day In the Senate, Loeffler will reportedly help oversee the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a potential conflict of interest given that her husband’s company is regulated by the CFTC.
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'Every Asset Class Will Be Digitized and Tokenized,’ Says Cred Co-Founder Wallet providers and exchanges will be paying interest on consumer crypto holdings within two years, predicts Dan Schatt.
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2019's Top 10 Institutional Actors in Crypto There were signs in 2019 that large institutions are moving closer to embracing cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies.
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Virgil Griffith Pleads Not Guilty to Evading U.S. Sanctions in North Korea Jaunt Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith pleads innocent before New York court in North Korea sanctions case.
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Keeping Your Assets Safe — Crypto Insurance May Soon Become the Norm Modern crypto exchanges often have audited financials, chief compliance officers, and seek out regulators without hesitation. Will insurance be the next step?
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WisdomTree Grows a Stablecoin Today to Nurture a Crypto ETF Tomorrow WisdomTree developing a stablecoin may signal a nascent competition among leading U.S. asset managers for dominance in the crypto sector.
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Crypto Community Eyes US–Iran Crisis As Tensions Flare A different view of cryptocurrencies post-crisis? ‘‘It was quite profound to see Bitcoin acting as a clear safe haven.”
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Did 2019 Deliver on All That Was Promised for the Crypto Industry? Has 2019 lived up to the expectations of the crypto community and those working in the industry, and what are the biggest disappointments?