How did crypto-assets perform in 2017?

Crypto-assets experienced a breakout year in 2017. Initial coin offerings (ICOs) attracted circa US$7.5b of investment, surpassing the approximately US$2.5b of equity financing raised by distributed ledger technology companies3.1 and reaching a significant level in the context of total global FinTech VC funding of US$16.6b.3.2

What is the EU's proposed crypto-asset regulation?

The proposed regulation is the EU’s response to fill the scope gap for crypto-asset regulation and is intended to create an innovation-friendly framework that does not pose obstacles to the application of new technology, while ensuring a common approach across the single market.

Should institutions invest in crypto/digital assets?

Institutions overwhelmingly believe in the long-term benefits of crypto/digital assets, and their abundance of caution stems primarily from concerns regarding regulatory uncertainty, identification of trusted institutions to partner with, and the need to ensure security and safe custody of this novel asset class.