Digital Asset Class (DAC)

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Breana Patel CEO | Thought leader in Bank Risk & Regulations at Bonova Advisory | Risk &Regulatory Advisory

What are the Top Risks Involved in Crypto Assets?

The ever-increasing risks that financial institutions face include market risk, credit risk, and operational risk. As a result, there’s a race to explore the benefits of Block chain technology for its capabilities in improving risk management and operational efficiencies. For example, the distributed ledger technology could allow asset managers to...

10 July 2018

Breana Patel CEO | Thought leader in Bank Risk & Regulations at Bonova Advisory | Risk &Regulatory Advisory

Risk Management : Are Crypto Exchanges Safe?

Jay Clayton SEC chairman mentioned in recent news that ICOs will be treated as securities. Crypto exchanges are being placed in increased scrutiny by the regulators. A good enterprise risk management approach is one that is proactive and not reactive after the damage has occurred. What will set crypto exchanges apart will be the ability to have a r...

26 June 2018 /regulation

Romal Almazo Emerging Technology and Digital Asset, Adviser at Former Crypto and blockchain leas at CAPCO

HAS BITCOIN BOTTOMED? A BRIEF HISTORY OF BUBBLES

INTRODUCTION Bitcoin is ten years old this year. Created by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency and the first commercial use of blockchain. Since its creation in 2008, it has taken close to nine years for Bitcoin to reach stratospheric bubble territory. In 2017 alone, Bitcoin’s price increased 1,300%. But this w...

16 May 2018 /startups

Romal Almazo Emerging Technology and Digital Asset, Adviser at Former Crypto and blockchain leas at CAPCO

CRYPTOCURRENCY - SO, THE BITCOIN BUBBLE IS BURSTING - WHAT NEXT?

INTRODUCTION In less than four months, the Bitcoin price has crashed 65% from its all-time high in December 2017. If history is anything to go by, the price is likely to experience further downward pressure in 2018. The largest crashes in history have seen asset prices retrace 80-100%. And after a large crash, history suggests a period of slow ...

01 May 2018

Chris Principe CEO at APB, Inc.

Threat of the Crypto-Whales

The Threat of the Crypto-Whales, Why 2018 will be the Year of Regulation in the Cyberworld Whales are the largest animals on Earth, and many kinds of whales live from eating one of the smallest animals, plankton. I have used this example in many presentations; at banking conferences, I point to banks being the whales and needing to take care of the...

06 March 2018 /payments