Risk Management

Crypto investors may be in for rough sailing as interest rates rise. Charles Turner's "A Shipwreck," 1805, from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Will Rising Interest Rates Sink the Crypto Ecosystem?
Competition for capital is clobbering speculative investments like tech stocks. Digital assets have held up comparatively well – so far.
Crypto investors may be in for rough sailing as interest rates rise. Charles Turner's "A Shipwreck," 1805, from the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Risk on? Risk off? Or something else altogether? (Szabo Viktor/Unsplash)
Is Bitcoin a Risk-On or a Risk-Off Asset? Maybe It’s Neither
So, we have high inflation and everyone piled into bitcoin and its price shot up, right? Not quite…
Risk on? Risk off? Or something else altogether? (Szabo Viktor/Unsplash)

Gladys Roy plays tennis with Ivan Unger (member of the "Flying Black Hats") as Frank Tomac pilots the plane at 3,000 feet. The only problem with this match is trying to retrieve a ball after it has bounced off the wing of the plane and plunged a few thousand feet.
The 5 Big Risk Vectors of DeFi
IntoTheBlock CEO Jesus Rodriguez offers a taxonomy for understanding risk in DeFI
Gladys Roy plays tennis with Ivan Unger (member of the "Flying Black Hats") as Frank Tomac pilots the plane at 3,000 feet. The only problem with this match is trying to retrieve a ball after it has bounced off the wing of the plane and plunged a few thousand feet.

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IMF Says Crypto Boom Poses Challenges to Financial Stability
The organization says more regulation is needed.
IMF building in Washington (Bumble Dee/Shutterstock)

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Ex-Goldman Sachs Traders Raise $4M for DeFi Risk Management Startup
Ondo Finance is looking to attract institutional investors to the world of DeFi lending.
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Bitcoin News Roundup for July 2, 2021
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 30, 2021
With bitcoin pulling back after a strong weekly performance plus a look at the 3 types of risks in digital assets, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundu...
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 2, 2021

We've Got a A Better Tool: Is Bitcoin Mining a Waste of Energy?
The Bitcoin Haters’ Ball
There are no take-backs in the Bitcoin environment; and, with future governmental regulations coming, the question becomes: what is the true value of investing in bitcoin?
We've Got a A Better Tool: Is Bitcoin Mining a Waste of Energy?

Penny on its side resting on a stock fluctuation chart
Why Bitcoin Is a Better Risk Bet Than a Stack of Penny Stocks
Volatility is a measure of risk, and that's often measured in relation to returns. By that measure bitcoin is a beast so far this year.
Penny on its side resting on a stock fluctuation chart

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New Crypto Derivatives Let You Bet on (or Against) Tether's Solvency
Credit default swaps (of “The Big Short” infamy) have come to the Ethereum blockchain. Opium Exchange says they can help crypto investors manage risk.
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