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Cleaning Up the Crypto Markets: A Job for 2018

Regulation may be a four-letter word in the crypto markets, but that doesn't mean it should be embraced according to one bank analyst.

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Buying Bitcoin? Hedge Funds Will Use Blockchain, Too

The future of tokenized monies calls for a tokenized investment fund. The road there is being paved, but it's not so cut and dry.

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SEC Munchee Order a Recipe for Securities Violations

The SEC's recent Munchee order offers a significant insight into its views of how to analyze ICOs under securities laws, says Katherine Cooper.

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Jamming on Crypto Economics: What Comes After the Summer of Love?

Crypto's creative explosion may have hit a critical mass this year, but the results ahead could be just as impactful, argues Polychain's Ryan Zurer.

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2017: Saluting the Non-Stop Price Drama That Was

Outspoken exchange exec Arthur Hayes gives a colorful overview of crypto in 2017 as the Shakespearean comedy he believes it was.

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How Regulators Become Blockchain Innovators

Don't believe the crypto hype? On a large enough scale, no institution is safe from dramatic change, argues Central Bank of Aruba's Ryan Peterson.

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Buyer Beware? Credit Creeps Into Crypto

An influx of get-rich-quick types could encourage the sort of behavior that bitcoin was designed to escape.

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Writing the Blockchain Rulebook in 2018

2018 presents a rare opportunity for the blockchain industry to self-regulate, lawyer Josh Garcia argues.

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Think Tank Links Rising Bitcoin Price to Terrorist Use

The increased price of bitcoin appears to be luring terrorist fundraising efforts, in spite of the risks of being discovered.

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Waiting Game: Bitcoin Cash at Record High Ahead of Coinbase Relaunch

Bitcoin cash is resurgent today, despite some controversy over the cryptocurrency's listing on the Coinbase exchange.

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