Blockchain and the puzzle of the Kazakh bond issue
A few weeks ago, CoinDesk published an article about a blockchain project in Kazakhstan. The central bank is testing a blockchain-based mobile app that will allow investors to buy central bank debt...
View ArticleA small nation steeped in history helps blockchain move forward
The elusive myth of 5G is getting closer to becoming a reality, and the impact this could have on blockchain development is significant. According to a report in the FT this morning, the microstate of...
View ArticleBlockchain and student loans: a solution to an urgent problem?
by Davide Cantelli via StockSnap The New York Times reported this morning that tens of thousands of people who took out private loans to pay for college may be about to see their debts wiped away. Why?...
View ArticleBlockchain and capital markets: equity swaps
by Jan Vasek, via StockSnap The world of capital markets is littered with terms that sound simple on the surface, but thoroughly confusing once you start poking at them. Take, for instance, “equity...
View ArticleBlockchain will not keep food fresh
by Ryan McGuire via StockSnap This type of blockchain article – from Quartz, no less (they usually do better) – is not only annoying (hype, anyone?) but also detrimental to development. For starters,...
View ArticleThe envelope, please… Blockchain and shareholder voting
Who knew that shareholder voting could be so… suspenseful? If you missed the news, Proctor & Gamble has been locked in a bitter battle with shareholder activist Nelson Peltz, who wants a seat on...
View ArticleLessons learned: Taurus and the ASX blockchain integration
image by Tamarcus Brown via StockSnap London, 1993. A big decision was about to be made, that would send ripple effects across Europe and forward through time, acting as a warning against ambition and...
View ArticleTwitter tantrums and bitcoin brawls
What is it with Twitter and bitcoin? source: Giphy CoinDesk published today a dissection of the latest flare-up of hostilities between bitcoin’s different factions. It makes compelling reading, and...
View ArticleBlockchain speed bumps
by Alex Iby for StockSnap Sigh, thought so. The DTCC (the US post-trade giant) hosted a fintech symposium earlier this week, in which blockchain technology was one of the main points of discussion....
View ArticleGDPR, blockchain and the technological arms race
A “blockchain killer” in the house? The press, who never knowingly misses an opportunity for drama, is making much of the upcoming clash between blockchains and EU regulators over the new data rules...
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