Noelle Acheson
CoinDesk
Spain
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Crypto Markets Are Volatile Because They're Free
Volatility in crypto markets isn't a bug – it's a feature, and one that highlights the markets' relatively unique freedom. → Read More
Coinbase Going Public Isn't Selling Out. It's the Start of a Long Game
With its Nasdaq listing, Coinbase will provide on-ramps for many investors. But it's also changing the system from within. → Read More
Coinbase IPO Isn't an IPO. Here's Why That's Important
Coinbase has chosen to go public via a direct listing, a relatively new option and one that is curiously suited to a crypto company. → Read More
Bitcoin: A Global Port in a Market Storm?
Turmoil in global markets and economies points to a widening interest in bitcoin, argues Noelle Acheson. → Read More
Oceans Apart: Crypto Regulation in the US and EU
The differences between U.S. and EU approaches to crypto asset regulation are even more complicated than they appear, writes Noelle Acheson. → Read More
Tokenized Securities: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tokenized securities hold promise, but we shouldn't overlook how hard it is to spin up new markets. → Read More
How Commerzbank Is Throwing Out the Business Blockchain Playbook
The German bank is building on five different blockchains, and not just to hedge its bets – it sees a multi-chain future. → Read More
Blockchain Trade Finance Is Breaking Proof-of-Concept Gridlock
After years of tests and concepts, enterprise blockchain may be having a breakthrough moment, with several notable trials in trade finance advancing. → Read More
Banks and the Blockchain Blues
Banks excited about their blockchain work may do well to monitor their signal-to-noise ratios in 2018. → Read More
The Threat of Bitcoin Futures
Should the prospect of regulated futures trading be pushing up the bitcoin price? CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson isn't quite so sure. → Read More
BTC to DLT: Why Aren't Banks Giving Blockchain Startups Accounts?
A recent report by the FCA recognized that cryptocurrency startups have a hard time getting bank accounts. CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson looks at why. → Read More
Thinking Big? Bank Blockchains Will Advance By Doing Everything But
Recently announced bank blockchain projects may be modest in scope, but they are beginning to paint a much larger picture. → Read More
National Economics, Gambling and Cryptocurrency: A Perfect Storm?
Two small islands are showing us how blockchain-friendly legislation can help encourage development that could affect the whole industry. → Read More
Rumor or Not: Goldman Trading Would Change Bitcoin
If Goldman Sachs does launch a bitcoin trading desk, as rumors hint it might, the impact will be felt further afield than the bottom line. → Read More
When Not If? Banks Strike Optimistic Tone on Blockchain Impact
A conference in Dublin yesterday united representatives of major financial firms and regulators in discussions over blockchain's way forward. → Read More
Case-By-Case or Cease-and-Desist? In Search Of a New Approach to ICOs
Regulators are taking positions on token sales, but CoinDesk’s Noelle Acheson argues they may be approaching the industry from the wrong direction. → Read More
Payment or Asset? Bitcoin's Limbo Is Leaving Merchants in the Middle
Is bitcoin more of a payment mechanism or an investment asset? A recent trial by a supermarket chain could shed light on the debate. → Read More
Now Boarding? AXA's Ethereum Test Could Be Blockchain's Ticket Mainstream
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson explains how AXA’s blockchain flight delay insurance test could point to the evolution of the insurance sector as a whole. → Read More
China’s ICO Ban: Understandable, Reasonable and (Probably) Temporary
The Chinese ban on ICOs is both understandable and reasonable, argues CoinDesk’s Noelle Acheson. What’s more, it’s probably temporary. → Read More
Hints and Rumors? How Ripple Might Really Enter China
While Ripple has denied any short-term partnerships with Alibaba – a deal between the two firms could be in both companies' best interests. → Read More