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  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Marina Niforos
    The promising future of NFTs remains in a state of flux

    Non-fungible tokens may be disrupting art and gaming but a real revolution requires proper legal and regulatory debate

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    No, Russia won’t replace Swift with the blockchain

    Because don’t be daft, honestly.

  • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
    Is this the first publicity stunt crash of crypto winter?

    Justin Sun’s Tron pulls off a meme stock-style coin squeeze

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    LexOpenSea
    OpenSea/NFTs: experimentation is no match for security Premium content

    Platform for selling digital collectibles needs to provide a secure marketplace given that it charges for its services

  • Friday, 3 June, 2022
    Decentralised finance
    Luna crash sends a chill through decentralised finance market

    Ether has lost a third of its value over the past month as confidence in DeFi hits ‘historically low levels’

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    Gillian Tett
    CBDCs now hold wholesale appeal for central bankers

    The slow nature of current cross-border payments systems creates an opportunity for blockchain technology

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    The crypto plan to save our souls

    Imagine a Web3 blocktopia where ‘souls and communities convene bottom-up’

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    Eswar Prasad
    DeFi’s promise of democratising finance remains a distant reality

    Decentralised finance risks concentrating economic power and exacerbating existing inequities

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Money Clinic Podcast: Surviving the ‘Crypto Crash’

    As two young investors reveal the extent of their crypto losses, could more be done to protect consumers?

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Unhedged
    Big banks like blockchain Premium content

    And readers reply on bear markets

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Banks turn to blockchain in search for high-quality trading assets

    BNP Paribas joins JPMorgan-powered platform that has traded more than $300bn of intraday repo deals

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    News in-depth
    Defiant Chinese netizens skirt lockdown censorship using blockchain

    Growing popularity of decentralised ledger technology presents fresh challenge for country’s censors

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    Nomura prepares to launch crypto subsidiary

    Japan’s largest investment bank is setting up unit with 100 staff by 2024

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Bitcoin
    Bitcoin has no future as a payments network, says FTX chief

    Bankman-Fried criticises biggest digital asset over inefficiency and high environmental costs

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    First crypto ETFs to launch in Australia underwhelm on debut

    Funds from ETF Securities and Cosmos beat rivals to market despite delays

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Special ReportAsia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers
    Can blockchain smooth global supply chains?

    Digitising shipping processes throws up a range of regulatory challenges

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    June Angelides
    Web3 for beginners — a new realm with endless possibilities

    This new version of the internet is complex but there are ways to get a handle on it and discover its potential

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    Inside BusinessRichard Waters
    Web3 is yet to take off despite the hype

    So far, it’s hard to discern mainstream uses for this technology

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
    Rishi Sunak wants Britain to be a “global hub” for crypto. Sigh

    Because being a global hub for other dodgy assets has worked out so well.

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Lex
    Solana: the blockchain touted as an alternative to Ethereum Premium content

    In addition to volatility, there are valid concerns about security following outages

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    News in-depthNon-fungible tokens
    Musicians turn to NFTs in hunt for fresh profits

    More artists experiment with digital tokens but critics question valuations and ultimate worth for fans

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    LexClearing and settlement
    Euroclear/Fnality: tokenised stocks and bonds have clear advantages Premium content

    Deal paves way for financial institutions to approve and settle digital securities trades using a distributed ledger

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    Spotify Technology SA
    Spotify draws up plans to join NFT digital collectibles craze

    Job ads fuel excitement in crypto and music industries over potential of NFTs to boost artists’ earnings

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    Ethereum
    Ethereum co-founder hits out at economics of fast-growing Solana blockchain

    Joseph Lubin says rival must ‘figure out a more sustainable business model for the network’

  • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
    FT Magazine
    The untold tale of how Facebook’s cryptocurrency dream fell apart

    It had the blue-chip partners, the tech and the right players. None of which could save it

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