For millennia, gold has been the backbone of financial civilization. But with the advent of cryptocurrencies could that be changing? Mark Bristow, president and CEO of gold mining firm Barrick ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Applies to Trade Crypto Futures Amid Derivatives Surge
Coinbase Global Inc. is planning to jump into cryptocurrency derivatives. The U.S.’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange filed an application with the National Futures Association on Wednesday to register ... ( read original story ...)
Shape-shifting crypto looks to evade regulators
The ShapeShift cryptocurrency exchange is taking on a form that represents the worst nightmares of regulators looking to reign in the digital assets sector. As today’s Big Read explains, in July, the ... ( read original story ...)
‘If they are going to regulate it they better do it quickly,’ says SkyBridge Capital’s Scaramucci about crypto
SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci on Wednesday implies that crypto is a fast-moving car and could leave regulators in the dust if they don't move ... ( read original story ...)
Italian “Olympic” chefs savor gold medal experience of serving Italy’s Olympic champions in Tokyo
The IOC says issues concerning governance, finance, and refereeing and judging must be sorted ... who refused to return to Minsk from Tokyo, hopes to compete for Poland in Paris 2024, although she may ... ( read original story ...)
Buy these 3 little-known altcoins instead of ‘ethereum killers’ before a big October crypto rally, says the chief technical analyst of a crypto firm
Altcoins have been highly volatile lately. William Noble, the chief technical analyst at Token Metrics, shares three little-known altcoins to buy. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Prime Brokerage SFOX Rolls Out New Hedge Fund Product
Crypto prime brokerage SFOX has rolled out a new product designed specifically for hedge funds that trade cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Ray Dalio Says ‘Cash Is Trash’ and Makes the Case for Crypto
Ray Dalio warned that investors shouldn’t become too reliant on cash and that while he owns some Bitcoin there’s a danger that governments could destroy the crypto market. ( read original story ...)
The SEC is ‘short staffed’ and it needs more help to tackle everything from crypto to China, Gensler says
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler says that Wall Street's top regulator is trying to juggle an long list of challenges with a smaller staff. ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Kuroda: Japan Inflation to Reach 2% Goal, but Not Before 2023
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda told an online seminar on Wednesday that he expected Japan's inflation rate to rise steadily although it would not hit the central bank's 2% target before 2023. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Crypto wealth management startup Abra raises $55 million in heat of digital asset boom
Led by IGNIA and Blockchain Capital, Abra, a crypto wealth management company, has raised $55 million in new funding. ( read original story ...)
Crypto needs clear, predictable guidance: Chamber of Digital Commerce president
Kavita Gupta, Fintech.TV co-founder and Delta Blockchain Fund founder, and Perianne Boring, Chamber of Digital Commerce founder and president, discuss SEC chair Gary Gensler's comments on Capitol Hill ... ( read original story ...)
Sen. Pat Toomey on the need for clarity on crypto regulations
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) joins "Squawk Box" discuss his questioning of SEC chair Gary Gensler on crypto regulation. ( read original story ...)
Crypto billionaire Mike Novogratz says he wasn’t quick enough to short litecoin on the fake Walmart news that made no sense to him
Made no sense to me. But I wasn't quick enough to short it, and that, of course, turned out to be fraud,' Novogratz said at the SALT Conference Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s securities industry group to review IPO price-setting process
A Japanese brokerage industry group said on Wednesday it would review the process for setting the price of initial public offerings (IPO), responding to criticism from startups that IPO prices have ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips from 3-decade high on profit-taking, SoftBank drag
Japanese shares on Wednesday retreated from three-decade peaks hit in the previous session, as investors took profits after a strong rally over the last two weeks and Chinese regulatory concerns ... ( read original story ...)