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Linking energy and money

February 11, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Far from being a problem, bitcoin’s electricity consumption is healthy. In fact, making an explicit link between energy and money would help promote sustainable economic development, says Andrew Webber, founder […]

St. Louis Fed highlights DeFi promise

February 9, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Slowly but surely, an alternative financial infrastructure is being built, promising a cheaper, more efficient, stable and transparent way of lending and borrowing, issuing securities and managing money. If that […]

Ethereum network sees record congestion

February 6, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Congestion on the ethereum cryptocurrency network has hit record levels, driving per-transaction fees into three figures and rendering many decentralised finance (‘DeFi’) projects unviable. “Just spent $100+ on ETH gas […]

Share-trading small fry rush to join the menu

February 5, 2021 Comments are Disabled

As more details of the RobinHood crisis emerge, it has become clear that the stock-trading app at the centre of the busiest period of trading in Wall Street history was […]

Go local with money, payments and data

February 4, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Local currencies can help restore balance in society and it’s time to move away from an economy based on the exploitation of individuals’ personal data. So says Diana Finch, managing […]

A new age of private money

January 26, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The appearance of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin is part of a much bigger trend—the re-emergence of private money as a competitor to state-issued currencies like the dollar, euro, yen or pound. […]

FCA warns of more payment firm failures

January 25, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Last year’s high-profile insolvency of German fintech giant Wirecard may be followed by more failures among payment firms and electronic money (e-money) institutions (EMIs), the UK financial markets regulator, the […]

Revolut faces an existential choice

January 21, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Financial ‘super-app’ Revolut has announced it is applying to become a UK bank. But the fintech firm, which boasts over 12m customers and has a private market valuation of over […]

Whales and minnows join UK cryptoasset boom

January 19, 2021 Comments are Disabled

From billion-pound businesses to sole traders, UK entities large and small are seeking to capitalise on the cryptoasset boom. Last week the UK financial markets regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority […]

CBDCs may be illegal in 4/5 of the world

January 15, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Many observers argue that the imminent arrival of central bank digital currency (CBDC) could herald the biggest shake-up to the world’s monetary system for nearly a century. But, say the […]

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