Yearly Archive: 2018

Banking When the Bank is Shut – Token Maximalism 2

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.

The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains 1

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 2

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...

Useful New ICO Metrics for 2018 1

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. ...

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