When Moon? A momentous last week June 2, 2020 When Moon? A phrase often used in the crypto space to describe when a coin price will blast off in value. This week we have seen Bitcoin finally rebreach the US$10,000 and notably my friends at Cardano saw their market cap increase 52% catapulting it back into the top 10 cryptocurrency chart by value for [...]
Crypto markets gearing up for institutional money June 2, 2020 | Sponsored Prime brokers are the key to institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies and digital assets – but are they ready for prime time? Current estimates place the number of crypto hedge funds in the hundreds, and recent research from PwC revealed that assets managed by these funds doubled in the last year alone. With more and more [...]
Crypto AM: Shines its spotlight on Mode June 2, 2020 | Sponsored Start A New Decade of Digital Banking with Mode We’re constantly reminded that we live in the age of digital banking. Most high street banks have been actively reducing their number of physical branches year-on-year since 2015, and according to comparison site Finder.com, an enormous two-thirds of UK banking customers say they are planning to [...]
Ten crypto founder things I wish I knew before I began June 2, 2020 My founder journey began one sleepless night in 2017 when my frustration with cryptocurrency markets hit boiling point. Buying, selling, paying and receiving ought to be simple, clear and fast but instead a cottage industry was growing in which intermediaries were obfuscating these processes with technical jargon, targeting hopeful but clueless punters and profiting unethically [...]
How far are crypto and digital currencies from the mainstream? June 2, 2020 Technology research firm Novum Insights looks at mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency and examines which areas might win this race. Cryptocurrency markets had a great run in April and a period of relative stability in May, which could draw enough attention to propel some into the mainstream. This kind of price action has resulted in heavy [...]
Emerging technologies challenge lawyers too June 2, 2020 Douglas Adams has a lesson for lawyers. His rules about new technologies say that anything in the world when you’re born is a natural part of the world; anything invented between the time you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting; but anything invented after you’re thirty-five is unnatural. The point of the joke is [...]
Showing up, taking part and driving conversations is vital June 2, 2020 Legislation is one key to adoption through use cases of blockchain—be it in emerging markets or developed nations. Robust regulatory environments and innovation-friendly political landscapes that foster technological advancements are vital to shaping technology-driven growth. Since the concept of blockchain was introduced in 1991, our perception of the technology has shifted and our collective understanding [...]
Blockchain, IoT and 5G June 2, 2020 5G networks are beginning to roll out across the UK as well as around the world. One of the biggest promises of 5G is the ability to connect millions of IoT devices. And Blockchain networks have three services they can perform to drive adoption and add value. IoT stands for the Internet of Things. More [...]
Bitcoin’s Price Surges as Demand and Network Efficiency Grow June 2, 2020 | Sponsored This week the price of bitcoin rose significantly, from $8,750 on May 25 to a weekly high close to $9,800, potentially testing a move toward the $10,000 mark. At press time, the cryptocurrency’s price is holding above $9,500. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, also went up over the week, going from $201 to [...]
