Special Report: Winklevoss Twins Help Bitcoin Exchanges Enter the Big Leagues
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:40 am
This article is an excerpt from “Digital Gold: How Bitcoin Can Become a Mainstream Investment,” included in the Q4 2015 issue of the Finance Magnates Quarterly Industry Report.
Recent advances in the way we invest in bitcoin have had a profound effect in contributing to the newfound stability. Until recently, bitcoin trading has been conducted solely in unregulated marketplaces. This meant that price manipulation, “pumps & dumps”, flash crashes and a variety of irrational behavior could take place, unpoliced and unimpeded. There were no assurances as to whether reported trades were conducted by real people, if the exchange was ... (read more)