Bits on Blocks - Thoughts on blockchain technology
DePIN – “Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Networks” describes companies that are exploring a new capital-light crowdsourcing business model, where contributors participate in the success of the project. DePIN companies crowdsource resources, sell a product to...
bitcoin / digital tokens / economics / ethereum / interview / money / smart contracts / stablecoins / tokens
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...
banking / central banks / digital tokens / fintech / money / programmable money / tokens
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...
bitcoin / blockchain / central banks / digital tokens / distributed ledgers / money / stablecoins / tokens
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!
This short post explores some of the additional value that tokenised assets on blockchains can add, over and above pure financial return. The assets in question could be shares, or bonds, or other financial...
Here’s what I think is going on with digital assets and security tokens and why it’s the most exciting thing going on in finance right now. There are two parallel streams of innovation: A...
banking / blockchain / digital tokens / fintech / tokens
In this post I explore how legal title to publicly listed shares works in Hong Kong, the USA, and Singapore. Then I relate this to tokens recorded on blockchains.
blockchain / Corda / digital tokens / ethereum / tokens
I was getting my daily hit of Matt Levine’s excellent Money Stuff this morning (subscribe here!). In my favourite blockchain blockchain blockchain section he noted: But a popular pattern in the crypto/token/blockchain world is...
blockchain / Corda / money / payments / tokens
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...
bitcoin / blockchain / Corda / digital tokens / tokens
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.
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