In recent months we have seen a dramatic bout of instability and losses in crypto markets – dubbed by some commentators as the ‘crypto-winter’. A widespread collapse of crypto-asset valuations has cascaded through the crypto ecosystem and generated a number of high-profile firm failures. The totemic indicator of the crypto winter is that Bitcoin, the signature crypto asset, has lost 70% of its value since November. Regulators, of course, have not been slow to comment. And, true to type, I want today to pull out four lessons I think we can draw from this episode: Technology does not change the underlying risks in ... (full story)