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Digital assets hold considerable potential for transforming financial services. They can broaden financial inclusion and facilitate cross-border trade flows, for example, through cheaper, faster alternative payment methods. They can also improve the resilience of the financial system, for example, by allowing greater transparency and certainty over trade settlement. As with any industry and new technology […]

In the spotlightBitcoin has seen a phenomenal rise in popularity in recent years, not least driven by a rapid surge in price, market capitalization, and total users (or rather, holders). At the same time, Bitcoin has also come under increased scrutiny for its seemingly insatiable demand for energy. Now on par with the level of […]

Sustainability is the challenge of our time. Bitcoin – and cryptocurrency in general – is the transformative technology of our time. So it’s only natural that this industry faces tough questions about the environmental impact of the technology that enables our work. And we as industry leaders need to embrace this challenge head-on. Crypto has […]

The shear idiocy of human beings is in danger of losing its capacity to shock. Faced with an existential threat to their continued species survival, rather than pouring all their efforts into attempts to reverse or even halt anthropogenic climate change, some still cling to magical thinking and hope we can persevere with inherited models […]

We continue our series looking in more detail at the Code of Conduct, created in collaboration with the GDF community. The fifth part of the Code outlines the formal principles for token comparisons and rating websites which are aimed at establishing and maintaining credibility and accountability.  The Code aims to ensure that the needs of […]

The GDF Code of Conduct has in part been developed in response to a desire among the GDF community to establish and maintain the credibility and accountability of participants in the cryptoasset ecosystem. And to that end, the fourth section of the Code outlines the principles that cryptoasset funds and fund managers should adhere to […]

What are best practices for token trading providers? Just as with the other sections of the GDF Code of Conduct, the third part aims to establish and maintain the accountability and credibility of trading platforms and non-regulated commodity tokens through formal voluntary principles.  It helps put in place clear and transparent governance practices for trading […]

As part of our explainer series shining light on our Code of Conduct, we wanted to look into the topic of best practices for token sale service providers and token issuance. The second part of the Code focuses on establishing and maintaining accountability and credibility of the issuance and sale of tokens through formal governance […]