Infrastructure in Deep Tech October 27, 2020 Lex Sokolin’s Fintech Blueprint newsletter last week set out the challenges for the financial services sector in 2020. He summarised the argument saying “(1) the shift from physical to digital communities is being accelerated by the COVID environment, and (2) this has led to the acceleration in adoption of virtual worlds, events, and economic activities [...]
PayPal launches Crypto service as institutions keep betting on Bitcoin October 26, 2020 This week CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved up from around $11,480 to test the $13,000 numerous times on several positive developments for the cryptocurrency space. At press time, it’s at $13,070. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, moved from $375 at the beginning of the week to a $420 [...]
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 [...]
Bitcoin stands to benefit from US elections October 23, 2020 Opinions are mixed over how the US elections and other significant developments will affect Bitcoin, but one thing is for certain – we’re in for a bumpy ride over the next couple weeks. Back in 2016, the vast majority of political commentators and news outlets predicted a high probability of a Clinton victory. However, as [...]
Where is the Institutional Money? October 22, 2020 For over a decade now, we have seen the growth and development of digital assets. Some have been highly successful in terms of increasing their value and use (for example Bitcoin and Ethereum) whilst many have been less successful. What is clear is the lack of institutional capital, compared to other tradable assets, that has [...]