All-Time High: Ether Prices Pass $440 as Key Level Breached
Having hit a fresh all-time high of over $440 today, could high trading volumes push ether to new records over the weekend?
View ArticleOnline Bank Swissquote Launches Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product
Online banking service Swissquote has launched a bitcoin exchange-traded certificate that it claims will curb the cryptocurrency's volatility.
View ArticleBrain Freeze? Parity Bug Continues With No Easy Solution in Sight
With $160 million in funds frozen on the ethereum blockchain, a search for solutions is ongoing â if not altogether promising so far.
View ArticleBitcoin, Ether Prices Surge to Fresh All-Time Highs
The top two cryptocurrencies by market capitalization have continued their respective rallies, setting fresh record highs today.
View ArticleHere's What's Standing in the Way of a Tokenized Economy
The challenges of digital identity, AML/KYC and common technical standards must be overcome to deliver on the promise of blockchain technology.
View ArticleAre Tokens Like Gold? Attorneys Ask Tough Questions on ICOs
The SEC and the CFTC? A panel of top ICO lawyers discussed pressing legal challenges in the sector on Tuesday.
View ArticleBitcoin Price Passes $9,000 for the First Time Ever
The price of a bitcoin has continued to rise overnight, passing $9,000 for the first time this morning.
View ArticleWho Invented Pants? Why Crypto Creators' Identities Don't Matter
The identity or character of a creator has little bearing on the value of the creation â that's why the obsession with unmasking Satoshi was so silly.
View ArticleSEC Assembly Line? How ICO Enforcement Could Take Shape
A former lawyer for the SEC discusses the way forward for ICO regulation, warning that an "assembly line" of actions could be on the way.
View Article$300 Billion: Bitcoin Price Boosts Crypto Market Value to Record High
The total market capitalization for the cryptocurrency market has exceeded $300 billion for the first time.
View ArticleCryptocurrency Tax Software Startup Libra Raises $7.8 Million
Blockchain startup Libra has raised $7.8 million in a new Series A funding round, the company announced today.
View ArticleSamsung Inks Deal with Seoul Government for Blockchain Platform
Samsung SDS announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to build out blockchain services.
View ArticleIran's Cyberspace Authority Says It Welcomes Bitcoin, If Regulated
The secretary of Iran's High Council of Cyberspace has said the agency "welcomes" bitcoin, with the caveat that there must be regulation.
View ArticleCryptocurrency Price Surge Could Boost GPU Sales, Says Wall Street Analyst
Prices increases in ethereum, monero and other cryptocurrencies could spark a sales boost for makers of graphics cards (GPUs).
View Article$10,000 Today? Bitcoin Price Primed to Break Psychological Barrier
With sentiment more bullish than ever, bitcoin prices look likely to test $10,000 levels â and perhaps beyond.
View ArticlePrincipal-Guaranteed Products: Paying Others to Bear Risk
Can principal-guaranteed products help an investor better manage portfolio risk? Ken French explains that principal protection would certainly be attractive if it were free. Unfortunately for...
View ArticleDiversification by Omission
Can investors build a better portfolio by combining asset classes that have low correlations? It is possible, explains Ken French, but not in the way that most investors attempt it. Some think they can...
View ArticleHow Can Retirees Determine a Sustainable Withdrawal Rate?
Ken French says the simplest answer is found in the rate offered on a long-term Treasury Inflation Protected Security (TIPS). You can go beyond the TIPS rate if you don't plan to live forever. Retirees...
View ArticleHomemade Dividends
Should retirees limit their spending to the interest and dividends they receive? Ken French says investors should be indifferent to how they raise cash, whether through dividends and interest, or...
View ArticleHome Bias
Investors tend to overweight their equity portfolios with stocks from their home country market. Ken French says that, while home bias is still the norm, investors have significantly increased their...
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