The good, the bad and the ugly of the cryptocurrency dream July 28, 2020 | City Talk Way back in 2014, I debated the merits of bitcoin with cryptocurrency evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos. It was a wonderful, civil and not too disobedient dialogue. I was sceptical, not cynical. Six years later, I remain sceptical but now have a cynical bias. Let me explain what I see as the good, the bad and the [...]
Bitcoin Breaks Past $10,000 as Fight Against Crypto-Related Scams Intensifies July 28, 2020 This week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) went from about $9,150 to a $10,250 high as demand related to decentralized finance projects has been boosting the cryptocurrency space, and as the fight against crypto scams has started to intensify. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week close to $240 and steadily [...]
How Blitzscaling can strengthen your business during the global health crisis July 28, 2020 In today’s volatile business environment, market share is up for grabs, the talent pool is wider than ever, and blitzscaling might just give you the edge over your competition. Let’s face it: Growing a business is challenging even in the best of times. Growing rapidly adds a whole new set of challenges. So what happens [...]
The Financial Promotion of Cryptoassets – Keeping the Virtual Cat Out of the Regulatory Bag? July 28, 2020 It is a sign of the times that a consultation by the UK’s financial regulators that does not mention COVID-19 is a rarity. However, apart from a single passing nod to the pandemic, HM Treasury launched two consultations last week on proposals to alter how financial promotions are regulated in the UK. Whilst the Cryptoassets [...]
Top 5 Reasons why Cryptocurrencies are a waste of time July 28, 2020 Cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin has been around since 2009 and Ethereum since 2015. And there are thousands of other cryptocurrencies – or cryptos for short. Many of them died during the alt-coin apocalypse. Others have managed to hodl on and barely keep themselves afloat. Not every digital token is a cryptocurrency. Some are security tokens – typically [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on AgAu July 28, 2020 | Sponsored AgAu – The Peer-to-peer, Electronic, Money System. Referencing Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper: Bitcoin, a peer-to-peer, electronic, cash system, AgAu makes a distinction between cash/currency and money. “Cash or currency is fiat. Gold on the other hand, is money. Currency can be a medium of exchange; gold is a store of value. Over the long term [...]
Crypto is becoming more mainstream July 28, 2020 | Sponsored I’ve always been fascinated by technology and problem solving from a young age. I got my first computer when I was six years old and at 12yrs, I got my first Mac as I was an ardent gamer and I became hooked on coding. My career began as a freelance indie games developer in Greece [...]
The next wave of innovation? It’s here. July 28, 2020 “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” ~Ernest Hemingway I’m sure many of you are familiar with Hemingway’s oft mis-attributed quote about financial calamity. I believe it also applies to change, particularly in technology, which tends to happen very slowly, and then all at once – at [...]
Bitcoin breaks past $10,000 for first time in two months July 27, 2020 Bitcoin jumped past the $10,000 mark for the first time in almost two months this morning, after several weeks of trading in narrow ranges. In addition to suffering pricing blows due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, the cryptocurrency went through its third so-called halving on 11 May, which cut the rewards given [...]
