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Why Farmers Now Care About Hedging Currency Risk
Risk Management // September 13, 2018

Farming has always been about risk. Bad weather, infestation, speculation: Such factors can not only mean survival or failure for farmers, but impact food prices and the larger global economy without any effort at hedging or risk management. That’s to say nothing of the risk...

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Why Farmers Now Care About Hedging Currency Risk

September 13, 2018
Farming has always been about risk. Bad weather, infestation, speculation: Such factors can not only mean survival or failure for farmers, but impact food prices and the larger global economy without any effort at hedging or risk management. That’s to say nothing of the risk associated with currency fluctuations — a persistent worry, to be […]

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock Subsidiary Puts $2.5M In ‘GrainPay’; US Govt Works To Make Crypto Transactions...

December 05, 2018
Cryptocurrency exchange ErisX announced that it has raised $27.5 million from investors, including Fidelity Investments and Nasdaq Ventures. The exchange is set to launch next year, pending regulatory approval. The funding will be used to hire staff, “build out our infrastructure and secure the appropriate steps are taken to develop a regulated market for digital […]