Bits on Blocks - Thoughts on blockchain technology
Happy news! (and some insights into the mechanics of authoring and publishing a little further down the page) I’ve just been told that the audiobook version of my book “The Basics of Bitcoins and...
I’m often asked for material about CBDCs (central bank digital currencies), blockchains / distributed ledgers, stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies. So here’s a list of reports from central banks, regulators, international organisations and other agencies. Enjoy!
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.
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 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.
I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to write about the open sourcing of Project Ubin Phase II, a key project that our team has been working on for the past seven months with the...
This article was first posted on r3.com Over the past couple of years, R3 has worked closely with a number of central banks to explore if distributed ledgers could support their policy goals, and...
There has been a lot of hype around central banks, interbank payments, blockchains, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), but the narrative has become confusing and often misses the point. What’s going on? Actually...
This short post gives an overview on how blockchains could impact financial inclusion and “banking the unbanked”. There are two parts to this: Financial inclusion: who counts as unbanked? (it’s not just poor people)...
At conferences and events I often get asked a variation of “Is blockchain regulated?”. The short answer is no: technology is rarely regulated. It’s entities who are regulated (especially in finance). Banks need their...
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