Jamie Dimon’s company changes its mind

J.P. Morgan is considering whether to provide its clients access to CME’s new Bitcoin product through its futures-brokerage unit. Oh Jamie… The irony of the announcement, of course, is that Jamie Dimon has been the most outspoken critic of Bitcoin on Wall Street, calling it a ‘fraud’ and saying that anyone who invests in Bitcoin […]

What will shape future demand for Cryptocurrencies?

In the past year, we have seen an explosion in the value of the global cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin’s price has increased by 850%, Ethereum’s by 2900%; and the market capitalisation of the cryptocurrency market has increased from around $13 billion to over $200 billion. Such a rapid increase reflects uncertainty surrounding the value of global […]

Cryptocurrency FAQs

What is block chain and what is cryptocurrency? Is there a difference? Blockchain is the enabling technology that underpins cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency is money based on trust in cryptographic, mathematical proofs.   Why has block chain and cryptocurrency become so popular? Crypto currencies are not inflationary. They are cheaper to transact and do not rely on […]

Bitcoin versus Scotcoin

I’ve been busy recently with all the work going on in respect of our new private blockchain. Bitcoin of course has continued to rise (and may I say, I told you so every time it “crashed” it was going back up). But the rise in Bitcoin has had a profound effect which is now changing […]