A regulated blockchain can empower governments, corporations, and people June 22, 2020 For too long, blockchain has been regarded as an obscure technology powering an industry that cannot be trusted. According to a recent trust survey by Edelman, three in four people said they were not familiar with blockchain and cryptocurrencies, while 60 per cent believed that these technologies were not regulated enough. So how can we [...]
Crypto AM turns two years old today – One week, four anniversaries! June 18, 2020 Two years ago on the 18th June the first edition of Crypto AM was published in London’s City AM newspaper as a double page spread. With Crypto AM as a weekly feature, City AM became the only mainstream publisher to do this, thus providing an educational voice for the industry to share knowledge with the [...]
CryptoAM: Shines its spotlight on Cygnetise June 16, 2020 The release of a commercially live product in 2018 saw Cygnetise gain its first paying customers. Since then, the product and technology has continually improved, driven by market demand whilst over-zealous ambitions have been prudently reined in by modest levels of investment and resource. Unlike many, Cygnetise have chosen to focus their blockchain based business [...]
From Punk Rock to the Genesis Block June 16, 2020 Some of my earliest memories are of the social unrest of the 1970’s. Richard Nixon had cut the dollar’s final ties to gold a few months after I was born in 1971 and by the time I was toddling around in front of the TV screen, it was filled with pictures of angry young men [...]
Why Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is Revolutionary June 16, 2020 Decentralized finance (DeFi) is one of the areas in crypto that has received notable traction. At a high level, DeFi aims to re-create the financial system that we use today but in a way that removes the need for intermediaries like banks. Bitcoin, which most readers will probably be familiar with, laid the foundation for [...]
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Plunge While Institutions Add Crypto to their Portfolios June 16, 2020 This week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved up to test the $10,000 mark before the market started once again dropping, entering a downward trend that saw the price drop below $9,000. At press time, BTC has climbed above the $9,000 mark once again to trade at $9,100. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market [...]