Cryptocurrency
Bank disruptors: Barclays finds blockchain nirvana
USC could transform financial markets. But first, backers must prove it is secure
Quant Lipton pans Facebook’s Libra
Former Bank of America exec sees more potential in rival projects, such as utility settlement coin
UBS exec: first trades via USC could take place this year
Risk Live: utility settlement coin project backed by group of banks moving “incredibly fast”
New applications in Asia’s financial crime analytics
Financial crime is a fast-growing problem for Asia‑Pacific financial services firms. Working with outmoded systems and patched-up processes to detect, monitor and eliminate potential threats, banks are spending millions on sophisticated new solutions to…
Wall Street vets vie to be BlackRock of crypto
Fund launch uses fundamental analysis to identify value propositions in high-risk industry
Malta’s crypto assets plan means greater AML risks, IMF warns
Authorities must rapidly improve AML regime and guarantee FSA’s independence, mission says
Crypto or super-correspondents: central banks look to the future
Research lays out three ways forward for cross-border payments
Q&A: CFTC’s Quintenz talks bitcoin, Nasdaq breach, algo trading
On cryptocurrencies, commissioner worries about spot market, but has confidence in big futures exchanges
Risk.net podcast: OCC’s Fennell on Nasdaq breach, crypto and ‘skin in the game’
Clearing house is “seriously considering” contributing to own default waterfall
Cryptocurrencies: king’s ransom or fool’s gold?
Extreme volatility makes products an unreliable store of value – for now
New Venezuelan currency linked to oil-backed crypto
Government tries to tackle inflation by linking “sovereign bolivar” to petro
FSB launches crypto asset monitoring framework
Metrics will focus on the financial stability risk of crypto market
BIS calls for ‘redrawing of regulatory boundaries’ around crypto
Regulation will have to adapt to “new reality”, says BIS, suggesting new ways the underlying technology could improve financial efficiency
Bitcoin futures growth could prompt bank ratings downgrades
Fitch, S&P, Moody’s contemplate impact of bitcoin futures on credit ratings
How fintech could reboot Libor
Polsinelli’s Rutenberg says blockchain technology and ‘Libor currency’ could boost submission incentives and make process more secure
Top 10 op risks 2018: theft and fraud
Cyber theft fears widespread, but old-fashioned frauds dominate losses
BAML hires new US head, Ice names model risk head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
FCMs demand self-certification overhaul after bitcoin debacle
CBOE, CME rush to list bitcoin futures “felt like an arms race”, says one FCM chief
Forecasting crypto crashes with bubble analysis
Analysis finds bubble signals in bitcoin and ether, write trio of quant risk managers
Bitcoin futures pricing kindles manipulation fears
CME and CBOE insist pricing methodology is robust; critics say contracts are ripe for manipulation
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