University of Basel makes crypto course publicly available
The University of Basel’s Center for Innovative Finance (CIF) decided to make its introductory “Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptoassets” bachelor’s course open access. Some of its…
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China censors crypto searches
Social media in China is blocking recent search results, and suspending the accounts of popular crypto-related content creators. If the situation continues, then this appears…
Digital Yuan ready for use as of 2022
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the Chinese central bank, plans to use their digital yuan during the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. It could…
Hedge Funds Increasingly Interested in Cryptocurrencies
PricewaterhouseCoopers International (PwC) has published a comprehensive report on cryptocurrencies. The study provides an overview of how hedge funds and asset managers are dealing with…
Federal Reserve Considers Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
The Federal Reserve Bank will publish a report on the potential transition to a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the summer of 2021. The…
UBS wants to offer cryptocurrencies to clients
Over the past year, some banks have expanded their services to cryptocurrencies due to strong demand. Especially in the US, this trend is picking up.…
Crime with Cryptocurrencies – Regulatory and Market Evidence
Two authoritative market intelligence reports on the illicit use of cryptocurrencies, released in February 2021, evidence a marked decrease in the phenomena during 2020 –…
The perks and perils of trading bots
Cryptocurrency trading bots are intriguing. They automatically buy and sell cryptocurrencies while, theoretically, generating profit. Most of the available bots on the market, however, are…
Crypto Highlights April
A monthly review of what’s happening in the crypto markets enriched with institutional research on the most important topics in the industry in cooperation with…
Venmo offers Cryptocurrencies to 70 million customers
Venmo now offers its more than 70 million customers the opportunity to buy, store and sell cryptocurrencies directly in the app. Adoption of crypto-assets as…