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BitCoin News: A new report from Greenwich Associates identifies technical challenges as causing corporations to fail to deliver on the hype they created around a buzzword for database just to ride the coattails of Bitcoin’s popularity.

Les Echos: Les gérants devancent les banques sur les cryptos.

"So if most Bitfinex traders are holding Tether instead of USD, then this represents the premium they need to pay," said Richard Johnson. "Another way of looking at it, is that holders of Tether have taken a 5 percent haircut on their so-called...

WSJ: Richard Johnson says rising data costs help explain why the average brokerage commission paid by financial institutions has held steady at about 2.6 cents per share since 2010, after dropping for the three decades before then.

BobsGuide: Greenwich Associates estimates that well over $1bn (£790m) was invested in capital markets-related blockchain projects in 2017 – a sum expected to have increased in 2018.

Forbes: Richard Johnson said, "Perhaps it's optimism on behalf of the blockchain companies and their technology but when you start connecting with the real world, that introduces latency and slows things down."

FT Lex: Greenwich Associates found that global bulge-bracket brokers had grabbed market share, as fund managers trimmed their broker lists…

ValueWalk: A recent study of investment managers by Greenwich Associates found 70% of respondents said they currently use alt data sources, or plan to in next 12 months.

AltcoinBuzz: 70% of financial institution executives believe that cryptocurrencies are going to be a part of the industry in the future.

MarketsMedia: Brokers expect 48% of clients to ask for customized order-handling logic next year, up from 38% this year and 27% two years ago, according to Greenwich Associates.