Two actors
Two actors, a boxer, a cyber-security technician, a business administrator, a mechanical engineer and a builder all go into a gym hall. Now you may think this is the start of a joke, but believe me this is not only no joke but one of the best things that has happened to me in quite […]
Using Crypto in disaster areas
CoinTelegraph had a very interesting article on this very thing – see here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/unicef-fund-manager-cryptocurrency-could-revolutionize-humanitarian-aid You probably won’t remember but this is something I spoke about and highlighted some considerable time ago as being a perfect use for crypto in disaster situations. UNICEF has now embraced the idea. In the interview their Program Funding Manager Sunita […]
Fact of the day
Fact of the day | 10 March 2020
Coronavirus Redux
There is no doubt the Coronavirus is having a severe effect both on world trade but also in travel patterns across the globe. It is clear that China is actually suffering a severe drop in output (check the electricity figures if you don’t believe me) and it may well be that this drop will translate […]
ARE we going cashless?
There has been much talk of the UK going cashless, particularly because of the relentless drive of contactless. ATMs are reducing in number, especially as the banks in the UK now rake in £100 million a year in fees from the consumer. That machine that charges £1.99 to take out £20 is now a profit […]
A timeline for Blockchain Development
BBC business had an article recently : “Blockchain: the revolution that hasn’t quite happened.” https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51281233 The first thing about it is the timeline for blockchain as we know it and Bitcoin itself has only been around for ten years. In financial terms that’s nothing. I have to say I think that sounds a bit smug […]
The corona virus outbreak shows just how fragile our world is
Quite apart from the disruption that has been caused, China has printed $170BILLION of extra cash to pump into the economy. There’s no guarantee that’s enough, and in fact it’s unlikely to be. In 2008, the US Treasury printed $600 billion, and that wasn’t enough to prevent widespread bankruptcies and zombie companies. The IMF only […]
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do
I’ve had a number of interesting meetings with random people over the last couple of weeks. They were all related to different business aspects, but the one thing that came across quite clearly was the growing realisation that blockchain – and by extension, cryptocurrency – was going to be THE future. At least two of […]
Strathclyde/Glasgow University FinTech Pub Quiz
Students from both the University of Strathclyde and University of Glasgow’s respective FinTech societies have come together in organising a unique FinTech oriented pub quiz. The event will be held on February 12th in Glasgow, open to all Glasgow and Strathclyde students. The quiz aims to take the form of any conventional pub quiz, but […]
Ethereum users
There has been a tweet doing the rounds by a chap called Adam Cochran @adamScochran which starts off: “You may have heard a crazy claim that “no one really builds on Ethereum” and that “all the products being built on Ethereum are paid for by the Ethereum Foundation or ConSensys” It goes on to list […]
