Common mistakes founders make – a lawyers’ point of view July 14, 2020 There is a ton of noise on how to succeed in making fail-proof start-ups or nailing the elevator pitch. What doesn’t find much mention is mistakes founders make for lack of a legal budget. As a lawyer I will obviously say that there is just no substitute for proper legal advice, but I also recognise [...]
Google to invest $10bn in India July 13, 2020 Google said today it will spend around $10bn in India over the next five to seven years through equity investments and tie-ups, marking its biggest commitment to a key growth market. The investments will be done through a so-called digitisation fund, highlighting Google’s focus on the rapid pace of growth of apps and software platforms [...]
Cardano leapfrogs Bitcoin SV, Litecoin & Binance July 8, 2020 Following a successful Virtual Summit, Cardano is on a charge taking sixth place on the Market Cap league table and at the time of writing is valued at US$3.5bn (Source: CoinMarketCap). The summit itself had the most amazing UX/UI – simple to use and navigate – which opened my eyes to a new way of [...]
Ai: The Competitive Advantage July 7, 2020 In recent years, it seems most discussions centered around technology and business innovation inevitably end up debating the future potential of Artificial Intelligence. While the longer term upside is seemingly limitless, and there is much debate about what the future of what AI might look like, what’s less understood is how AI works today – [...]
How the synergy of AI with decentralised ledger technology can untap new economic potential July 7, 2020 Everyday improvements in how we move around cities, manage our financial system, order groceries and consume energy in our homes could be just around the corner thanks to Fetch.ai’s successful convergence of artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology. The opportunity unlocked by the machine learning (ML) revolution over the past decade has been brought about [...]
Commodities trading made easy thanks to mettalex’s decentralised platform July 7, 2020 Barriers to entry in the sometimes complex and often opaque world of commodity trading may soon be lowered thanks to Mettalex’s innovative platform that promises to deliver a low-cost, low-risk and easy-to-use solution. Mettalex, which is powered by Fetch.ai’s decentralised infrastructure, is in the final stages of testing ahead of a planned launch later this [...]
Could Fetch.ai’s multi-agent system solve the headaches of travel? July 7, 2020 Everytime we find ourselves stuck in traffic, frustrated at a delayed train or waiting for a taxi to show up, we think, “Surely there must be a better way of doing things?” Well the answer to these everyday problems could be nearer than you think with Fetch.ai’s multi-agent system that promises to do all the [...]
Artificial Intelligence July 7, 2020 The advances in Artificial Intelligence over the past decade have been driven by the revolution in “machine learning” – the ability of computers to improve in the delivery of a process or task, using algorithms to “learn” based on large datasets. This has driven huge improvements in how businesses can operate at scale, and at [...]
Censorship – Can Blockchain Help? June 30, 2020 Freedom of speech is a passionate issue for many people. And the threats of censorship are more evident today than ever before. What solutions are available from the blockchain community? And what does it potentially mean to have a censorship-resistant platform? Numerous blockchain projects exist offering to address the issues of censorship. These include messaging [...]
The UK is setting fintech trends in the wake of COVID-19 June 29, 2020 Much has been written about the greatness of the UK fintech hub as one of the world-class locations that keeps setting global fintech trends. The UK used to be THE global fintech hub, thanks to combined efforts by regulators, governments, the great tech and finance talent pool, and famous startups that were born here. The [...]