“DinoBanking”- Prehistoric U.S. Legacy Banking August 3, 2021 U.S. banking is primitive. It forces some to write checks in this day and age. Yet some politicians and paid lobbyists are doing everything they can to kill off the vastly superior platforms of DeFi through onerous regulations. Typical banks and credit unions offer no ACH transfer, no automatic payroll. The check can’t be too [...]
Brand Britain is stronger than you think – so let’s give it some welly on the global stage January 22, 2021 Let’s start with a couple of caveats. Firstly, I’m a resolute optimist – something I share in common with many adfolk. Advertising is not a great career choice for pessimists. Hope is more of a till ringer than gloom. Secondly, I’m proud to be British. Not in the jingoistic sense of the word, but in [...]
Perception is everything: Why this decade is all about reputation January 20, 2021 The last decade has been all about data. As our digital lives have become inseparable with our offline selves, the power and value of the data that underpins the digital world has exploded. It is easy to forget that it is only 14 years this month since the launch of the iPhone, and even harder [...]
The metaverse: real world laws give rise to virtual world problems March 25, 2021 Gregor Pryor discusses how real world laws give rise to virtual world problems as we advance towards making an existence in the metaverse.
Ledger customers exposed as personal data is leaked January 4, 2021 The names, email addresses, home addresses and telephone numbers of 272,000 Ledger customers have been released online by hackers. In July 2020, cyber attackers gained access to the France-based crypto wallet company’s e-commerce database. It has recently been revealed that customers’ details were then dumped on Raidforum, a website for sharing information from hacked databases. [...]
NFTs: A hot trend for hackers December 15, 2020 2020 has been another milestone year for new, emerging crypto trends. From the research conducted by our Hacken team, we found that Decentralized Finance (DeFi) undeniably saw the most explosive growth with the total value locked in protocols up 2,000% since January 1, from US$690m to US$14.5bn. However, the Non-Fungible Token (NFTs) space has also [...]
Crypto AM: Market View in association with Ziglu October 12, 2020 FCA Bans Crypto Derivatives and ETNs for Retail Investors, Square Bets $50 Million on Bitcoin This week CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved steadily up from around $10,600 to an $11,400 high. The cryptocurrency has seemingly finally been able to breach the $11,000 mark as it’s now trading at $11,350. Ether (ETH), [...]
Crypto A.M. shines its Spotlight on CommerceBlock, London’s most innovative BlockChain infrastructure company August 18, 2020 Hype in the blockchain and DeFi space has reached new, overwhelming heights. It can be difficult to differentiate between fact and fiction, but when you do find a project providing innovative technical solutions, it’s a breath of fresh air–especially when their primary focus is on development and not creating vacuous buzz. Led by financial technology [...]
In 2020, How Can Anyone Afford to *Trade* Amazon’s Stock? September 16, 2020 In July 2020, Amazon’s stock was over $3,000 per share. With disposable income at a premium in 2020, how can anyone actively trade this stock? For most retail traders it is just too much money locked up on a daily basis. You could find a broker who allows you to trade a full share with [...]
Is crypto trading making you overweight? Use a basket September 16, 2020 Cryptocurrencies haven’t disappeared like some thought they would. If anything, its appeal as an asset class continues to grow. Customer interest in cryptocurrencies has spiked during all the volatility surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Cryptocurrencies are here to stay. So, you want in… but where to begin? There are two questions one needs to answer: how [...]