Colin G Platt On Peer-to-Peer
Last week I went out with for a beer and pizza with Colin G Platt of Blockchain Insider fame after we did a podcast interview about my book The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains...
Yearly Archive: 2018
Bitcoin’s payments are not peer-to-peer!
In this post I articulate what a peer-to-peer transaction is, why Bitcoin transactions are not peer-to-peer, and why it is important to understand the differences clearly.
What is Blockchain?
Yesterday I did an recording where the interviewer asked me a simple question – what is blockchain? This got me thinking – I had no go-to answer for this. People use this word to...
Banking When the Bank is Shut – Token Maximalism
In this post I describe why freeing financial assets from the books of custodians and returning control of them to their owners could create significant benefits to an economy. This brings together concepts from traditional finance, cryptocurrencies, and enterprise blockchains.
Can Blockchains Reduce the Impact of Data Breaches?
Another day, another catastrophic data breach. This time it’s medical records in Singapore, where I live. At this stage we’re almost immune to this kind of headline: Cyberattack on Singapore health database steals details...
The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains is an essential guide for anyone who needs to learn about cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and business blockchains. Written in plain English, it provides a balanced and hype-free grounding in the essential concepts behind the revolutionary technology. It is available on Amazon.
Please Believe My Database
I was reading Matt Levine’s Money stuff today and was struck by a thought. He writes: “A national customs agency, for instance, might be happier approving shipments on an auditable open blockchain than in...
Frictionless Tokens Create Friction
We’re gonna need another intermediary… In 2013-15 it was trendy for online merchants to pretend to accept bitcoin as payment. It was a very cheap way to get positive media mentions and seem innovative....
Useful New ICO Metrics for 2018
I’ve been at a few events recently where people talk about the “market cap(italisation)” of utility tokens issued in ICOs, and comparing them to the market cap of cryptocurrencies or (even worse) listed companies. ...
