Building to the theme of the divide between the old world of finance and the new, and why (some) banks aren't fit for the 21st century, brings a few more points to mind, in particular about control and centralisation. Banks were built as control freaks. They need to own the complete end-to-end cycle of everything….
Building on yesterday’s theme about how a cheque from Canada has taken six weeks to process and had significant processing charges taken from the deposit as a result, reminds me of Heidi Miller’s speech from SIBOS 2004, which is still talked about today. What did Heidi say that was so compelling? She basically asked why…
Building on yesterday’s theme about how a cheque from Canada has taken six weeks to process and had significant processing charges taken from the deposit as a result, reminds me of Heidi Miller’s speech from SIBOS 2004, which is still talked about today. What did Heidi say that was so compelling? She basically asked why…
Things we're reading today include … Bitcoin news: Man called Bitcoin's father denies ties, leads LA car chase Creator of Bitcoin 'found' in US Bitcoin not a currency says Japan Police investigating 'unnatural' death of Bitcoin exchange chief Autumn Radtke Other news: FCA outlines crowdfunding rules Crowdfunding rule angers industry Icahn says fight for PayPal…
Things we're reading today include … Bitcoin news: Man called Bitcoin's father denies ties, leads LA car chase Creator of Bitcoin 'found' in US Bitcoin not a currency says Japan Police investigating 'unnatural' death of Bitcoin exchange chief Autumn Radtke Other news: FCA outlines crowdfunding rules Crowdfunding rule angers industry Icahn says fight for PayPal…
As mentioned in the previous two blog entries: Why governments will fail to block the emergence of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin What can you buy with a bitcoin? (we have a whole Bitcoin section on the blog if interested) Jon Matonis, Executive Director with the Bitcoin Foundation, spoke at our Polish Financial Services Club meeting…
Bitcoin has been through another turbulent time lately, peaking at a value of near $1300 per bitcoin on MTGox Japan in December, only to see this drop to under $300 today. Nevertheless, a year ago, bitcoins were trading on MTGox at $20 per bitcoin and went through a similar bubble and burst by April thanks…
Bitcoin has been through another turbulent time lately, peaking at a value of near $1300 per bitcoin on MTGox Japan in December, only to see this drop to under $300 today. Nevertheless, a year ago, bitcoins were trading on MTGox at $20 per bitcoin and went through a similar bubble and burst by April thanks…
