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  • Monday, 19 November, 2018
    fastFT
    Down to ‘fork’ - Bitcoin sinks through $5,000 as sentiment sours
  • Sunday, 18 November, 2018
    Jemima Kelly
    Bitcoin’s repeated splits undermine its value

    More than $600bn in cryptocurrency ‘market capitalisation’ has evaporated this year

  • Saturday, 17 November, 2018
    Fund management
    Switzerland gives green light to first cryptocurrency ETP

    Launch comes as bitcoin drops to lowest level for more than a year

  • Friday, 16 November, 2018
    Cryptocurrencies
    Stablecoins are crypto sector’s next big bet

    ‘Hybrid’ cryptocurrencies are often pegged to real assets, including fiat currencies

  • Thursday, 15 November, 2018
    Bitcoin is ‘evil spawn of financial crisis’, says ECB official

    Cœuré latest central banker to lay into cryptocurrency

  • Thursday, 15 November, 2018
    FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
    Forking hell, crypto is collapsing!

    Brexit isn't the only car crash in town.

  • Thursday, 15 November, 2018
    Bitcoin suffers biggest fall since March
  • Friday, 9 November, 2018
    FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
    The unholiest of holy wars: “Satoshi” vs “Bitcoin Jesus”

    “I AM Satoshi. Have a nice life.”

  • Wednesday, 31 October, 2018
    Cryptocurrencies
    Crypto hardware maker looks to capitalise on China demand

    France’s Ledger expands to Asia eyeing investor appetite for offshore crypto funds 

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  • Monday, 29 October, 2018
    Financial Conduct Authority UK
    UK to weigh ban on sale of cryptocurrency derivatives

    FCA consultation comes as task force says leveraged derivatives riskier than cryptoassets

  • Friday, 26 October, 2018
    Q&AMartin Wolf
    Brexit, bitcoin and marijuana — Martin Wolf answers readers’ questions

    The FT’s chief economic commentator invited Reddit users to ‘Ask Me Anything’. From pot to populism, here are the highlights 

  • Friday, 19 October, 2018
    Fintech
    Alphaville gets FOOC'd

    Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent will profile bitcoin mining in Kaliningrad on Saturday!

  • Friday, 19 October, 2018
    Cryptocurrencies
    No one is killing it in crypto (not even Woz)

    Fundraising via initial coin offerings has fallen off a cliff.

  • Friday, 19 October, 2018
    Cryptocurrencies
    The rise and fall of Ethereum

    Cult cryptocurrency is down 70% this year but still loved by enthusiasts

  • Monday, 15 October, 2018
    People are freaking out about Tether

    The controversial “stable coin” is looking... not stable.

  • Monday, 15 October, 2018
    Markets
    Fidelity launches company to facilitate crypto trading

    Finance industry establishment splits between lovers and haters of digital currencies

  • Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
    Coinbase wants to be “too big to fail”, lol

    The company that wants to build an open financial future for the world by... becoming a bank.

  • Monday, 1 October, 2018
    Special ReportExchanges, Trading and Clearing
    Chicago’s sharp traders dive into cryptocurrencies

    Volatility is no bad thing for those with an eye on the long term

  • Friday, 28 September, 2018
    LexTechnology sector
    Bitmain/bitcoin: a flat miner Premium

    Slowdown in equipment demand would be bad news for the Chinese company

  • Thursday, 27 September, 2018
    Technology sector
    China’s Bitmain aims for world’s biggest crypto IPO

    Hong Kong listing of bitcoin hardware maker coincides with falling prices for virtual currency

  • Tuesday, 25 September, 2018
    Cryptocurrency Wild West needs a principled sheriff

    A co-ordinated international regulatory framework is long overdue

  • Sunday, 23 September, 2018
    Cryptocurrencies
    Five reasons why bitcoin fails the innovation test

    Crypto-assets are impractical and do little for financial inclusion

  • Thursday, 20 September, 2018
    Cryptocurrencies
    Hackers steal $60m from Japanese crypto exchange

    Zaif suspends trades after customer funds taken from ‘hot wallet’ connected to internet

  • Wednesday, 19 September, 2018
    FT AlphavilleDan McCrum
    Parliament gets it, crypto-currency bunkum edition
  • Wednesday, 12 September, 2018
    FT AlphavilleDan McCrum
    Into the ether

    Smart-contracting party fades.

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