MIT Report: Legacy Finance ‘Will Undoubtedly Disappear’
A new fintech report by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has legacy banking will “undoubtedly disappear” and that future banking will need to handle both private and state-issued virtual currencies. MIT: Legacy Culture ‘Inhibits Innovation’. The report, dubbed “DIGITAL BANKING MANIFESTO: THE END OF BANKS?” was released this month by Alex....
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Kraken has identified a decreasing correlation between Bitcoin and the legacy financial markets. A report published by major U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken has identified signs the correlation between Bitcoin (BTC), the greenback, and legacy markets, is continuin to weaken.Kraken’s September volatility report found Bitcoin (BTC) largely maintaining a negative correlation with the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) since May, despite a brief coalescence between the two markets in early September. Bitcoin's 30-day rolling correlation with U.S Dollar Index: KrakenThe report attributes BTC’s dollar....