Blockchain and DeFi: Drivers of change in asset management November 23, 2021 | City Talk “The future of assets is tokenized.” That’s what Mona El Isa, the founder and CEO of Avantgarde Finance, told the audience at the Alpha Summit by CFA Institute in May this year. “If you make that assumption, you can totally re-imagine the infrastructure that finance is built on,” she continued. “You can see a totally automated operational and [...]
Blockchain start up Starkware valued at $2bn in latest funding round November 16, 2021 An Israeli start up that provides scalable blockchain technology for apps has secured $50m (£37m) in a Series C round led by Sequoia Capital. Starkware aims to solve the scaling issues faced by legacy blockchains in the crypto space by allowing companies to build apps on top of an ultra-fast chain capable of processing a [...]
China’s crackdown on crypto continues as more mining projects shut down July 14, 2021 The cryptocurrency industry in China was further hit today as Anhui province said it would close all crypto mining operations due to energy consumption concerns. The province in east China will shut down the energy-intensive projects as part of a package of changes to address a power supply shortage. Cryptocurrency prices continued to drop overnight, [...]
NatWest limits transfers to Binance and other crypto exchanges June 29, 2021 Concerns over investment scams and fraud has prompted NatWest to cap the daily amount customers can transfer to cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance. The measure is intended to target several exchanges and digital asset firms. The maximum threshold differs depending on the platform and is around the thousands of pounds, NatWest said. The news was first reported [...]
Ethiopia overhauls its education system with IOHK blockchain partnership April 27, 2021 Global blockchain specialist IOHK has partnered with the Ethiopian government to overhaul the nation's education system.
NHS hospitals use blockchain technology to track and monitor vaccines January 19, 2021 Two NHS hospitals are utilising blockchain technology to track Covid-19 vaccines in a ‘world’s first’ initiative revealed this morning. Monitoring the storage and supply of the temperature-sensitive vaccine, Everyware and Hedera Hashgraph are working to strengthen record-keeping and data-sharing across the supply chains. The hospitals, based in Stratford-upon Avon and Warwick, expanded their use of [...]
Blockchain and XBRL: the myth January 19, 2021 | City Talk Currently, many jurisdictions around the world require public companies to produce financial reports using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). The myth that blockchain could replace XBRL in the production of financial information is incorrect. Blockchain is not a data standard. And XBRL is not a distributed ledger system. Replacing one with the other would be [...]
The Top 7 Googled Questions on Blockchain Technology Answered! October 13, 2020 Graphic Credit: iStock Photos (License)
An Interview with Massimo Buonomo May 7, 2020 | City Talk Massimo Buonomo is a former United Nations (UN) Alliance of Civilization Global Expert in Blockchain, Fintech and Regtech. Massimo is currently exploring how blockchain solutions can be used to address the challenges addressed by Covid-19. BEQUANT Talks has undertaken an exclusive interview with Massimo to explore his views on the state of the market and [...]
A new economy: how a blockchain breakthrough is challenging the subscription economy April 28, 2020 | Sponsored Today, the subscription economy now covers everything from virtual spin classes to clothing, and even pet food. The business model has exploded because it offers recurring revenue streams and long-term customer relationships. 10 million people signed up for Disney+ within 24 hours of its November debut, giving some illustration of this model. Yet, ironically for [...]