With the rapid improvement in technology which we have seen in the last decade or so, there has also been a commensurate increase in the kind of services that we now have available to us at the click of a button or the tap of a screen. Online sports betting is one of these, which […]
Ed Ludbrook, CEO, Dacxi The crypto world has waited with baited-breath for the launching of the new Crypto-Yuan by the Chinese Government and a crew of the largest Chinese financial institutions. This is a game-changer. A catalyst for disruption of the global financial system that has already shaken, normally unshakeable, central bankers into action. Or […]
In the past weeks, a buzz in the global financial markets has been the announcements by central bankers over Central Bank Digital Currency [CBDC]. The International Bank of Settlement’s recent survey of 68 central banks reported that 80% were researching or piloting CBDC projects. When central bankers talk of CBDC, they are really talking about […]
Sometime this year, the social media giant Facebook will launch its own cryptocurrency, named ‘Libra’. Facebook is not without its backings. In fact, the ‘Libra Association’ as it is known, has the public support of Calibra (a subsidiary group of Facebook), Visa, MasterCard, Lyft, Uber, the Vodaphone Group, and PayPal. This is to say nothing […]
Blockchain is one of the most exciting new technologies of our time. It ceates public ledgers are transparent, self-policed and incorruptible. On top of them, we are already seeing fascinating technologies being built, from smart contracts, to supply chain management, to of course a whole new kind of currency. Bitcoin is a phenomenon, exciting the […]
For many years, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remained a fringe movement, generally unknown to those outside the immediate community. In 2010, a year after its invention, one bitcoin was never worth more than $0.50, but the unprecedented attention that cryptocurrencies and blockchain have received in the last two years has led to sharp price spikes, […]
Decentralized applications, referred to as dApps, are emerging as an appealing alternative to traditional social media platforms for developers and influencers alike. A dApp is an application that runs on a network of nodes (computers) that are powered by a decentralized blockchain database, instead of by a conventional central database. For developers, dApps offer many […]
Despite cryptocurrency’s name and its soar in value over the past year, it is still hotly debated whether it truly counts as ‘real money’. The most famous cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin – have caused a buzz in the financial world, with leading financial figures often clashing publicly as to what they should be classed […]
Alex Hargrove is an executive with six years experience overseeing millions of dollars in product development largely in the legal (estate planning), financial services, and banking sectors. Co-founder, CTO, and Member of the Board at NetLaw, a legal-tech startup that is currently raising money at a $40+ million valuation. www.netlawinc.com Inventor of record for NetLaw’s […]
Remember what happened in Cyprus in March 2013? The Central Bank wanted to take back uninsured deposits larger than $100,000 to help recapitalize itself, causing huge unrest in the local population. It originally wanted to take a percentage of deposits below that figure, eating directly into family savings. That can’t happen with cryptocurrency/bitcoin. Because the […]
