How to fail in fixing Crypto Projects : Underestimate The Hype Factor August 11, 2020 Phew! I mean, literally, “PHEW!” I just finished a two-month consultancy for an emerging crypto project. I usually stick to blockchain and avoid crypto, but this project looked exciting, and it helped that a trusted colleague made the introduction inviting me to provide strategy and support. Just like the crypto project that got me into [...]
What is Decentralized Finance (DeFi)? August 10, 2020 Decentralized finance, also known as DeFi, is a fast-growing sector of the cryptocurrency industry. While cryptocurrency coins create a decentralized store of value separate from any government-backed fiat currency, DeFi creates decentralized financial instruments separate from traditional centralized institutions. Although still small when compared to the global economy, DeFi has seen rapid growth in 2020. [...]
Crypto AM shines its spotlight on Ziglu August 5, 2020 With Ziglu, users can instantly and effortlessly exchange their money into digital currencies, at competitive prices and monitor their balances in real-time. This is just the start, soon our customers will be able to make peer-to-peer payments in both fiat and digital currencies with fuller challenger features a short hop away For the 99% not [...]
My joyous but painful adventures in Blockchain August 4, 2020 I love Madrid. I love the food, the weather and the people. I’ll go there (at least, in better times) at even the slightest excuse. And beyond the social culture, Madrid has a thriving business culture – especially when it comes to Fintech. In June 2017, it was the home to MoneyConf. That’s where my [...]
Crypto regulation in the UK: Assessing opportunity through the looking glass August 4, 2020 We are now over halfway through 2020, which by many accounts, has been, shall we say, unusual. Coronovirus’s all encompassing impacts aside, we are in the midst of even greater engagement from policy makers looking to bring our nascent industry into the broader regulatory perimeter. We’ve long anticipated that greater regulatory clarity could finally trigger [...]