Mark Cuban-backed firm Alethea is creating ‘intelligent’ NFTs
Non-fungible tokens are ready to get more interactive, according to one firm that’s working to create “intelligent” versions. Alethea AI, ...
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Bitcoin topping $50,000 stirs forecast of run toward record high
Bitcoin topped $50,000 for the first time since May as crypto prices continued an ongoing recovery from a disorderly rout ...
Understanding DeFi’s attempt to disaggregate financial services
A recent spurt in investment activity and dizzying yields have brought decentralized finance, or “DeFi,” to mainstream attention. DeFi is ...
A $130M crypto quant nets big returns as options boom
Forget Elon Musk tweets, regulatory missives and Bitcoin’s energy consumption. To hedge fund manager Shiliang Tang, the biggest crypto story ...
Verrency, Coinify team up to enable crypto payments through banks
Payments provider Verrency and virtual currency platform Coinify are partnering to enable customers to carry out digital currency payments through ...
Fintech CEOs bullish on blockchain tech, give thumbs down on applications
Fintech executives sounded off on blockchain and its use cases in financial services at CB Insights’ Future of Fintech conference ...
Crypto Transactions are Up, Report Finds, but Institutions Remain on Sidelines
Cryptocurrency prices are generally down over the past year but developers have been working 24-7 on improving the underlying technology ...
Does it Matter if Cryptocurrencies Are Securities? (No)
EXCLUSIVE— While the debate over whether cryptocurrencies are actually currencies, securities, or somehow a mix of the two drags on, ...
U.S. Banks Need to Upgrade Their Payments Infrastructure (But Not With Blockchain)
EXCLUSIVE—Data will continue to be a key trend in 2018, especially as banks and fintechs in the U.S. work to ...
Top 5 Hot Trends to Watch in 2018
EXCLUSIVE — It’s not even a month into 2018 and already much has changed. The cryptocurrency bitcoin, which shocked everyone ...
