Top 20 Coins: Uncommon Core Podcast Episode 15
Throwing this up for discoverability: I enjoy the Uncommon Core podcast and this is a helpful episode for those looking to get a quick summary of the top coins by market cap as at...
Category: money
Money, Programmable Money and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC)
Note: This article was first published on 19 Aug 2020 on the OpenNodes blog, republished here with permission. The greatest trick played on modern society is calling a whole bunch of different instruments with...
The New Libra Coin – An Unofficial Explainer
I’ve been looking at the design of the new Libra coin (LBR) in the updated Libra Whitepaper. Here’s what I think the differences are between this new “synthetic” coin and the previous iteration of...
What Actually is Programmable Money?
Everyone seems to be interested in programmable money (and assets), but what exactly does this mean? This post explores the concept of programmable money – what is possible today, and what is possible with...
Ray Dalio on What Coronavirus Means for the Global Economy
Ray Dalio is one of the best economic thinkers alive. On 9 April 2020, TED interviewed him about what coronavirus means for the global economy. Here is my summary. Any errors, omissions, misunderstandings are...
CBDC, DLT, Crypto, Stablecoin Resources List
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!
Three currency wars, not one
This short blog post describes three different types of currency wars that seem to be happening at the moment. The phrase “currency wars” is not new – typically is has referred to deliberate devaluation...
KYC in Stablecoins
Summary: Issuers of today’s fiat-backed stablecoins (such as PAX, USDC and TUSD) need to identify (or KYC) only those users who convert between bank account money and stablecoin, not all holders. Some people might...
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...
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...
