Bitcoin
FCMs look to top up initial margin on bitcoin futures
In advance of bitcoin futures launch, brokers seek extra IM buffer from clients
Quintenz: futures will allow regulated bitcoin exposure
New products allow investors to access digital currency in a monitored marketplace, says CFTC commissioner
Russian crypto-currency will threaten AML efforts
Targeting individuals and companies could be impossible with digital currency, write academics
Chicago exchanges embrace crypto-currency
Exchanges' interest piqued, but regulators and some market participants hesitant
Giancarlo: crypto-currency futures do not need new rules
CFTC chair says US regulators can oversee products using existing powers
CME to launch bitcoin futures
Client interest inspires fourth-quarter launch target for cash-settled contract
Energy industry dips toe in choppy blockchain waters
Tests of permissioned distributed ledger technology display efficiency gains, but complications persist
R3 set to unveil blockchain for syndicated loan trades
Credit Suisse, US Bank and others to showcase results in March; no update on Digital Asset and JP Morgan project
The decline of the cash empire
Alex Lipton: the last line of defence between us and punitive negative rates is paper currency
Blockchain: a solution looking for a problem
While new financial technologies show considerable promise, many proposed applications are either naive or miss the mark outright
Central banks eye advantages of digital currencies
BoE economist says digital currencies might improve real policy rates, tax rates and bank competition
Central banks are not fintech accelerators – Bundesbank
German payments authority says fintech should receive equal regulatory treatment to banks
Banks must embrace their digital destiny
Alexander Lipton believes the time is right for advanced digital banks to take the industry forward, and quants can lead the charge
Smart contracts to slash time and costs, say technologists
Blockchain to deliver lucrative benefits to derivatives market, London conference hears
Status quo will push back on blockchain, conference hears
Control, cost, intermediaries and law all seen as hurdles for use of blockchain in financial markets
Blockchain tipped as fix for margin segregation
ISAs could move to distributed ledgers within 18 months, Barclays technologist claims
New forex trading models: Transparency, liquidity and efficiency
Sponsored webinar: Thomson Reuters
Firms weigh impact of blockchain on post-trade services
Opportunity for using distributed ledgers in OTC market discussed at meeting held by CFTC
Banks test promise of blockchain as CCP replacement
“You can imagine a world where you don’t need clearing houses,” says senior banker
Seeking transparency: The outlook for foreign exchange trading in Asia
Sponsored survey analysis: Thomson Reuters
Distributed ledgers could impact FMIs, report finds
CPMI publishes report on digital currencies
‘Smart’ derivatives can cure XVA headaches
Cryptocurrency technology could revolutionise derivatives valuation and collateralisation, say Massimo Morini and Robert Sams
Bitcoin technology finds new uses in finance
Using blockchain should drastically speed up post-trade settlement