“Instead of focusing on how blockchain technology can be employed within existing financial architectures, this working group will return to the genesis of the blockchain movement that saw the need for native assets to keep decentralized and open systems in economic balance. The working group will emphasize that the assets are just as important as the technology, providing participants the environment they need to stay on top of the latest developments in public blockchain networks.”
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Chris Burniske, Blockchain Products Lead, ARK Investment Management / Chair, WSBA Blockchain Assets Working Group

CRYPTOASSETS
WORKING GROUP

Cryptoassets ride upon public blockchain protocols, providing the global population access to decentralized digital resources. These resources can include digital currencies, commodities like compute power and digital storage, and more novel forms of value, like prediction markets or attention economies. Beyond providing access to such resources, traders and investors can actively utilize the blockchain asset markets to augment their existing strategies and portfolios.
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Our Mission

The Cryptoassets Working Group will focus on native assets riding upon public blockchains, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, and more. The Cryptoassets Working Group is chaired by Chris Burniske, Blockchain Products Lead at ARK Investment Management LLC (“ARK”), and will explore a number of facets of this emerging asset class, including underlying technologies, development teams, economics, and market behavior.

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BITCOIN A NEW ASSET CLASS?
AN ANALYSIS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS AND INVESTIBILITY OF BITCOIN
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Bitcoin: This is Not the Same as 2013
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