Category: Blockchain

Commentary: New York Fed advances tests of CBDCs for cross-border payments

Shared from: American Banker AMERICAN BANKER: New York Fed advances tests of CBDCs for cross-border payments By: John Adams Even as the high-profile FTX crash sent the cryptocurrency world scrambling once again, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York embarked on projects that could inform an expanded government role in digital currencies. The New York […]

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Five years in Blockchain and things have changed lots and little..

Back in 2017 I joined the world of #Blockchain and presented my first ever Blockchain presentation on 14th November 2017 at a Tech meetup in Penticton, BC (Canada) I attach all 90 slides (No idea how I came up so many slides at that early stage) anyway – its attached for you to flick through […]

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DEA Techy Tuesday | Episode 1 – Ripple’s CBDC Technology

In the first episode of this new series, Valentin Seehausen interviews Antony Welfare and Anthony Ralphs from Ripple on its CBDC technology. Enjoy this fun-techy conversation! Participants of the episode: Antony Welfare (Senior Advisor in Global Partnerships CBDC, Ripple) Anthony Ralphs (Lead Product Manager CBDC, Ripple) Valentin Seehausen (Board Member, DEA)  CREDIT: DEA https://home.digital-euro-association.de/en

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Colombia Enlists Ripple Labs to Put Land Deeds on Blockchain

Colombia Enlists Ripple Labs to Put Land Deeds on Blockchain Using XRPL, Colombian leaders can make real estate transactions more equitable. Colombia’s government has launched a partnership with Ripple Labs, the company behind the cryptocurrency XRP, to put land titles on the blockchain, part of a plan to rectify land distribution efforts so unfair they’ve led […]

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The future of money – tokenising the future of innovation with CBDCs, stablecoins & digital assets

  Antony Welfare from Ripple highlights the role of key blockchain use cases like payments and DeFi and the token types in transforming the future of money   Ripple is one of the first companies to talk about the concept of the Internet of Value. Could you please briefly present it? What are the main […]

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2022 is the year of the #NFT – Here is my first #metawatches collection

2022 is the year of the #NFT according to lots of experts….and I agree 👍 I have now purchased a collection of #metawatches from MetaWatches on OpenSea. After being a #Cryptokitty holders for years (and losing the wallet with them in!!) I have rejoined the NFT space with my current favourite project. I love the idea of “#phygital” where we merge the virtual and […]

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Enabling the Internet of Value: How Blockchain Connects Global Businesses

  I was pleased to contribute the Marketplaces and the Internet of Value chapter to the Enabling the Internet of Value book from UCL CBT and Springer Marketplaces and the Internet of Value This chapter focuses on the importance of e-commerce marketplaces and how the properties of trust, transparency and immutable data, which are brought forth by blockchain, […]

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My Thoughts on BritCoin – Could it drive financial inclusion?

First Published: https://diginomica.com/britcoin-cometh-inside-story-digital-pound-could-it-drive-financial-inclusion The UK could be about to get a national digital currency. On 19 April, the Bank of England announced the launch of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Taskforce to explore the concept of a digital coin for the nation: a digital Pound – a BritCoin, if you will. The BofE and […]

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My Take: why Britain needs a digital pound

First published in Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/news/expert-explains-why-britain-needs-a-digital-pound One of the contributors to the Bank of England’s preliminary CBDC research tells us why a digital pound is neccessary in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the launch of a CBDC task force this week, bringing together the Bank of England and Her Majesty’s […]

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Why Hybrid Blockchains Are Simply Good for Business

  First published on beincrypto.com – https://beincrypto.com/why-hybrid-blockchains-are-simply-good-for-business/ The benefits for business delivered by hybrid blockchain models are exponential. A hybrid chain model seamlessly incorporates two integrated chains — one public and one private — allowing businesses to utilize the immense benefits brought by integrated public and private blockchains. Businesses are afforded enhanced security measures through hybrid chains, […]

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Breaking the Financial Status Quo with Central Bank Digital Currencies

  First Published on Nasdaq,com – https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/breaking-the-financial-status-quo-with-central-bank-digital-currencies-2020-09-22 Blockchain technology is now over a decade old. As the technology approaches the 12th anniversary of the publication of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper, it is clear that the technology has entered a new mature phase of significant development. Many emerging technologies follow a similar path of development to […]

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POI Consensus Mechanism

* This is an extract from the book * Different Types of Consensus Mechanisms By Chris Wing Chris talks about the different types of consensus mechanisms and here is his excellent section on Proof of Importance (POI) Proof of Importance (POI) At a glance: Proof of importance (POI) is a consensus mechanism which uses a […]

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Symbol and NEM – The Enterprise Hybrid Blockchain solution for Enterprise

Welcome the Hybrid Blockchain solution where Symbol Platform and the NEM public network (NIS1) work seamlessly to deliver solutions to Enterprise challenges In 2019, I published my book “Commercializing Blockchain: Strategic Applications in the Real World” which gathers together global thought leaders discussing the world of Blockchain technology, but mainly centering on Enterprise Adoption. Extract […]

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The world’s First CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency)?

Meet LBCOIN the new Lithuanian Government backed Coin, built on the NEM Blockchain What an exciting time in the Blockchain world and the world of Crypto Currencies….. Whilst the Crypto Currency market has seen a decent return from the early 2018 lows, and Bitcoin is seeing a great comeback, there has been plenty of discussions […]

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