EtherIndex LLC, a Wilmington, Del.-based corporation, has registered a trust called the EtherIndex Ether Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), marking the first ether-based trading fund.

The Ethereum project has returned to its $1 bln market value fold after the reset Thursday, July 21. It is an aftermath effect of the hard fork to recover the stolen funds by a hack of the DAO platform.

JPMorgan Chase and consultants Oliver Wyman have joined calls for traditional investment banking to “embrace the Blockchain” or be left disadvantaged.

Bitmain, the operator of one of the bitcoin network’s largest mining pools, has acquired a bitcoin data and analytics startup for an undisclosed amount.

Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister, Alexey Moiseev, has revealed that the latest version of the draft law would treat cryptocurrency trading just like foreign currency exchange (forex), allowing its purchase and subsequent use abroad for Russian citizens.

Renowned libertarian theorist and economist Hans-Hermann Hoppe recently did an interview with the Polish weekly publication Najwy?szy Czas! In the interview, Hoppe criticized the “democratic socialism” phenomenon, saying that people should follow the “inevitable process of devolution and political decentralization.”

JPMorgan Chase & Co, and an international management consulting firm, Oliver Wyman, recently released a guide encouraging blockchain technology adoption amongst asset managers: “The report is designed to serve as a guide to how the technology may evolve, the impact it may have on asset managers and the action they can take.”

A recent conversation shone a new light on over-the-counter, or OTC, bitcoin trading — suggesting much of the large-scale movements between fiat and cryptocurrencies happens away from the exchange books.

Bitcoin is becoming attractive as a speculative investment as more people begin to doubt the existing financial system and fiat currencies. Because of this the question “how do I buy large amounts of bitcoin?” is popping up frequently. This post will show you how.