A Crypto Carol: The Ghosts of Blockchain Tis the season for crypto-mania. It’s always lovely to see all the crypto girls and boys with pound signs in their eyes huddled around their bitcoin charts waiting to see if Santa Satoshi is going to bring them another bull run before the end of 2020. And of course, the spoiled children are trying to [...]
Brokers, intermediaries and blockchain As a follow-on from my article on the top 7 things that people want to know about blockchain, I came up with another question: Does blockchain create value? Or to put it another way, “How does blockchain create value?” The short answer is: It doesn’t – in and of itself. Blockchain is infrastructure. Blockchain is [...]
Blockchain. What’s Stored In the Ledger? In assessing a company claiming that they are revolutionising their industry using blockchain, one must always ask the question: What are you storing in the ledger? More often than not, the information the people fronting the project haven’t got a clue. They rely on their tech teams to answer this question. And yet, it is [...]
Healthcare Passports – Do they need Blockchain? November 30, 2020 From the airline industry to enterprises to friends and family, everyone wants to see things change to where we can spend time with others again.A central aspect is finding a safe and secure way to share your COVID-19 health status – The approach many are discussing is a digital ‘healthcare passport’. A lot of these [...]
How Can I Invest in Blockchain? November 24, 2020 With the current frenzy of interest in bitcoin, there is an increasing number of people interested in trying to ride the ‘hype’ wave and invest in blockchain. And like any investment, you should always do your research. This article is not a recommendation or endorsement for any specific token or platform. So if you’re looking [...]
Why blockchain can’t solve Brexit related customs issues November 17, 2020 Brexit is happening. Love it. Hate it. In denial about it. Excited about it. None of that matters. It’s coming. And it doesn’t matter about a deal, no deal, a great deal or a terrible deal – things at the borders are going to change. Can blockchain provide a magic solution to make everything ok? [...]
Blockchain and the future of digital and crypto currencies November 9, 2020 With the advances in online banking, contactless payments, and the recent concerns related to using physical currency in the days of COVID-19, fewer and fewer people carry cash. And with China leading the way to launch a central bank for digital currencies, this trend is not just set to continue, but to accelerate. Many in [...]
How Blockchain works in daily life. The family Sunday roast November 2, 2020 There’s nothing quite like a Sunday roast with the family. In these extraordinary times, the occasion is perhaps even more precious, rare and cherished. Sitting on the train on the way to Hampshire, I wondered how blockchain might be working in the background to make my Sunday simpler, safer and more enjoyable. Everything would have [...]
It’s OUR Fault Enterprise Leaders Don’t Understand Blockchain October 26, 2020 Business and enterprise leaders struggle with adopting blockchain for a wide variety of reasons. Not the least of which is that the industry gets itself into trouble by refusing to use a consistent set of terms. We are “Scuppered by Language”. Even when books and articles are written in an easy and accessible way, they [...]
Why bitcoin going to $1,000,000 is unlikely and horrifying October 19, 2020 Bitcoin maximalists continue to shriek about their beloved bitcoin and how the price is going “to the moon”. Bitcoin may be lacking fundamental characteristics of a Ponzi scheme, but there are plenty of similarities. The endless pumping of bitcoin on Twitter and all manner of other social media is much the same as those operating [...]
