The Top 7 Googled Questions on Blockchain Technology Answered! October 13, 2020 Graphic Credit: iStock Photos (License)
The semantics of becoming a cyptocurrency platypus September 17, 2020 If frequency of use is any measure of popularity in etymology, then “sovereignty” has a lot of new best friends in the semantics playground. For many, it is a familiar word in the ongoing matter of the departure of one island nation from a continental economic union where, as is often the case, it means [...]
Bitcoin takes fresh dive in two-day cryptocurrency crash September 6, 2018 The value of bitcoin has continued to slide today after a crash sparked by yesterday's rumours that Goldman Sachs has scrapped plans for a cryptocurrency trading desk. Bitcoin value slumped 15 per cent over two days to $6,405 (£4,950) after the investment bank reportedly cancelled plans to open the new desk. Read more: Goldman Sachs reportedly ditches [...]
France plans to block Facebook libra in Europe September 12, 2019 France is reportedly planning to block the development of Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency. AFP reported that France will aim to prevent the social media giant expanding its payment project in Europe. Read more: Facebook libra: Could regulators crush Mark Zukerberg’s dream cryptocurrency? Facebook announced the libra project in June this year, saying it will be a [...]
London investor Tej Kohli on chasing the ‘second wave’ of CRISPR-Cas9 April 13, 2021 “The only thing worse than losing money on an investment is having to watch the value of something that you didn’t back grow beyond all expectations” says London-based technologist and investor Tej Kohli. Kohli is talking into a laptop with the team of experts that he has assembled to spearhead a new initiative for his [...]
DEBATE: Are technology companies a threat to central banks? January 30, 2020 Are technology companies a threat to central banks? Bhavin Patel, head of fintech research at OMFIF, says YES. Tech companies are rapidly developing solutions to overcome shortfalls in the monetary system and proving flexible in tailoring their services to converge with consumer trends. Wide-scale adoption of privately-issued digital coins is growing more probable, particularly in [...]
Will Bitcoin Make or Break the internet? July 3, 2018 News in the last week included a report called, ironically, 'Beyond the Hype' from the global central bank (BIS, the Bank of International Settlements) which contains more than its own share of hype, including a headline stating ‘Bitcoin Could Break the Internet'. Together with the same obvious errors that the Bank of England's Mark Carney [...]
Litecoin: latest predictions as LTC surges against dollar July 4, 2019 Litecoin, probably the best-known cryptocurrency that isn’t Bitcoin, is on a roll. Along with its better-known rival, Litecoin is on the up and up, and Litecoin predictions have its value heading higher still. Some see the Litecoin future price in an almost vertical climb to reach and then exceed its December 2017 peak. Others are more [...]
Is Facebook’s libra a step towards the legitimisation of crypto? June 20, 2019 The “banking for the unbanked” narrative has long been the preserve of the bitcoin community. There are some 1.7bn people in the world today with no access to a bank account, and since bitcoin came into common usage, “financial inclusion” has been its mantra. So what should we make of Facebook’s apparent incursion into cryptocurrency? [...]
Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency could undermine European Central Bank September 2, 2019 The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that Facebook’s plans to create a new currency could undermine its powers to set monetary policy. ECB board member Yves Mersch said this morning that the social media giant’s proposed currency, Libra, could potentially reduce the body’s control over the euro. Read more: What is Facebook libra? Your [...]