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The legal fiction that drove colonialism

July 31, 2023 Comments are Disabled

We often look at colonial empires as territories gained and occupied by nation states. But across four centuries, colonialism has above all been the business of companies, says my interviewee […]

Hacking into payment systems

July 3, 2023 Comments are Disabled

Tim Yunusov is a computer scientist and security researcher with a special interest in banking and payment systems. He’s also written a series of articles on hacking for New Money […]

2023—year of bank runs

May 10, 2023 Comments are Disabled

2023 has been a year of bank runs, most notably in the US. What’s going on? And how should we invest in response? In the latest New Money Review podcast, […]

Bitcoin clogs up as retail gambling surges

May 9, 2023 Comments are Disabled

Transaction fees on the bitcoin network have surged after a new spike in retail speculation in cryptocurrencies. Having traded in a $2-4 range for the last year, in recent days […]

A phone grabber could drain your bank account in minutes

May 4, 2023 Comments are Disabled

Some frauds and scams aimed at emptying your bank account are ringing alarm bells. But what about the ones that aren’t? Authorised push payment fraud (APPF) – where the victim […]

“We’ll Revolut that to you”

March 15, 2023 Comments are Disabled

If there’s one country where Revolut is an indispensable part of the payments landscape, it’s the Republic of Ireland. But Revolut’s Irish success comes at the expense of uncertainty regarding […]

USDC seeks to restore parity to dollar

March 12, 2023 Comments are Disabled

On Friday night the USDC stablecoin fell to 10 percent below its $1 per share target value. On Saturday, the stablecoin’s issuer said it would continue to redeem USDC at […]

Silicon Valley bank run depegs USDC

March 11, 2023 Comments are Disabled

Yesterday’s decision by California’s banking regulator to shut Silicon Valley bank after a $42bn run by depositors, the second-largest bank failure in US history, threatens far-reaching consequences. One of its […]

No clarity on Revolut safeguarding

March 7, 2023 Comments are Disabled

Got funds on your Revolut card? If you do, you may wish to know what do the firm’s recent accounting problems say about the safety of its clients’ money. Read […]

Binance stops Ukraine withdrawals

March 5, 2023 Comments are Disabled

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has stopped clients in Ukraine from using its services, preventing Ukrainians with cryptocurrency holdings from withdrawing their funds into local currency. In a 2 March statement on […]

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The legal fiction that drove colonialism

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2023—year of bank runs

Bitcoin clogs up as retail gambling surges

A phone grabber could drain your bank account in minutes

“We’ll Revolut that to you”

USDC seeks to restore parity to dollar

Silicon Valley bank run depegs USDC

No clarity on Revolut safeguarding

Binance stops Ukraine withdrawals

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