Stable-Coin Series: US Fed Reckons Financial Stability Through Stablecoins

Nov 18, 2019 06:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Central Banks

The prime objective and prerequisite of cryptocurrency invention during last decades recession (in 2008-09) was to establish fidelity among investors class and to provide the anonymous method of mobilizing funds...

FxWirePro: Directional Hedging Plots Amid Low-Vol Scenarios, Shift in EUR/USD OTC Sentiments Indicate Far-Tenured Call Spreads

Nov 15, 2019 13:10 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

The decline of FX vol levels after the late July spike has continued steadily over the past few weeks, under the powerful influence of dovish major Central Banks quenching global recession fears, and as the market has...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: CME and Bakkt BTC Futures Volumes and Open Interests Analysis Lures To Buck The Trend of Bitcoin

Nov 15, 2019 12:30 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Bitcoin (BTC) has been wedged in a sideways trend in the recent times, as it has struggled toharvestany significant upwards momentum despite the strong support that it has established at $8,500 areas. However, CMEs...

FxWirePro: Sterling Still Apprehensive on UK Politics Risks – Bid 3m RRs and IVs and Deploy 3-Way Straddles

Nov 15, 2019 11:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

If a currency had a soul, we would feel sorry for Sterling. First the Brexit risk and now (that the no deal risk is almost off the agenda) the Corbyn risk. We dont want to go down the route of simple Socialist bashing,...

FxWirePro: Deploy GBP/AUD hedging vehicles as Aussie feeble on cautious RBA, Sterling still edgy on geopolitical surface

Nov 15, 2019 10:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The Australian labour data gave the currency quite a bruising. Employment recorded a surprise fall in October, with the unemployment rate rising. Consequently, the market brought its rate cut expectations forward and is...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: BRICS Ponders Over Cohesive Payment Network Via Common Cryptocurrency

Nov 15, 2019 07:51 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

A members of international association of emerging economies BRICS divulged that they are considering the generation of their own new cryptocurrency at a recent summit at the 11thannual BRICS Summit in 2019, which hosted...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Ethereum-Driven DeFi Start-up, Compound Completes 25Mln. Fundraising Via Series A

Nov 15, 2019 06:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Compound which is an Ethereum-based DeFi ecosystem completes fundraising activity of about $25M via Series A. The capital raising is led by investment giantAndreessen Horowitz(a16z). Compound is an algorithmic money...