Blockchains and Bagels Daily Market Roundup - 05.03.2018

Blockchains and Bagels: the morning market update to get you ready for the day ahead. Today, Wall Street Banks drive institutional interest in the digital asset space.

Wall Street Banks explore digital asset trading through futures and non-deliverable forwards

Goldman Sachs will begin market making Bitcoin futures in the coming weeks. The firm will not be offering Bitcoin trading in the near future, but it will be adding non-deliverable forwards. The digital asset trading desk is on track for a June launch.

S&P Dow Jones Indices has ruled out digital asset indexes in the short run

The CEO of S&P Dow Jones, Alex Matturri, sees client interest in ETF products but will not be offering them in the near future. Major roadblocks for implementation come from the possible market manipulation and SEC adoption.

Reddit may re-enable digital asset payments

The news aggregation service will explore adding back digital asset payments in the near future. Bitcoin payments were removed in March amidst increasing transaction fees and changes with their payment processor, Coinbase.

Bitcoin hashrate continues to rise as prices trade sideways

Miner interest continues, with hashrates rising consistently through the year while Bitcoin prices remain to trade range bound.Around the network

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