Note: this post is not investment advice and is for educational purposes only. Caveat emptor! Settlement is a complicated subject, but when it comes to preserving your wealth it’s a critical topic—what do you own, really? Are most of your financial assets actually IOUs? This whole discussion boils down to one simple fact: the […]
Note: this post is not investment advice and is for educational purposes only. Caveat emptor! “Don’t cross the streams. It would be bad.” –Dr. Egon Spengler, Ghostbusters Crypto/legacy hybrid financial instruments—specifically, those that mix cryptocurrencies with legacy financial products—are the latest trend at the intersection of blockchain and Wall Street. Regulated versions of these hybrid products are quickly […]
Here is a text of my speech to honors students at the University of Wyoming’s College of Arts & Sciences Honors Convocation on October 19, 2018. I’m a proud alumna of the school, which taught me “systemic thinking.” Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin, is one of the most important systemic thinkers of our time. […]
If you’re a pension fund looking at cryptoasset investing, here’s a link to a replay of my webinar hosted by the International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM). I lay out questions for pension fiduciaries to ask about their pension fund’s preparedness and why blockchain is so buyside-friendly–it solves financial market problems that have hurt pensioners. Enjoy! […]
My latest on Forbes.com is here! Chain forks and rehypothecated bitcoins don’t mix well and could cause the financial system to experience losses if it has any uncovered exposure to bitcoins amid a hard fork. The simple reason they don’t mix well is that the two systems are fundamentally not compatible. But there’s also a simple […]
The “R” and “C” words, rehypothecation and commingling, are as antithetical to how Bitcoin works as they are integral to how Wall Street works. But they’re coming to bitcoin, thanks to Wall Street’s entry into the market via ICE, parent of the New York Stock Exchange.
Last of the 3-part series on Forbes.com is available here! The race to fix Wall St now includes ICE, parent of NYSE, which is embracing cryptocurrencies. This renders many of Wall St’s enterprise blockchain projects obsolete as ICE moves to natively-digital blockchain assets, a big positive.
