by Charles Severson | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
In 2017, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase’s chief executive, declared Bitcoin a “fraud” and said that any employee caught trading it would be fired for being “stupid.” Of course, the big news today is that JPMorgan became the first major United States bank to introduce its...
by Charles Severson | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I’ve covered recently, cryptocurrency collateralized debt (crypto-backed loans) have some serious disruption potential and should help fuel some movement as they find a larger audience. But let’s go a little deeper. Genesis Capital recently reported they closed...
by Charles Severson | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
So, one thing I’ve been talking a lot about lately is STOs, or Security Token Offerings. I think there’s a lot of promise, but I want to ask another question today: Is there a place for utility tokens in an STO world? Will they survive? So, for those unaware, STOs...
by Charles Severson | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the primary issues of the 2018 bear market for crypto investors is the dichotomy of, “I need some liquid capital, but no way do I want to touch my crypto”. So, thankfully, the financial engineering of the crypto industry can help with that. Crypto-backed...
by Charles Severson | Jun 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
It seems we’ll never have stop talking about ETFs. Being physically backed is the claim to fame for the VanEck / SolidX Bitcoin ETF, so it will be interesting to see how different this ETF application is and if it stands any chance of being approved. Speaking of...