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Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
Commodities, finance and investment

May 31
8 min

Beyond the hype: Charting blockchain applications in the real world – Part 2

As seen in public sector blockchain adoption, all the talk of disruptive potential is now transitioning to real-world gains.

Beyond the hype: Charting blockchain applications in the real world – Part 1

James McKay

Nov 30, 2019
7 min

Beyond the hype: Charting blockchain applications in the real world – Part 1

Over the past twelve months, giant steps have been made in our understanding and ability to implement blockchain-based applications.

Why crypto cards are revolutionising payments

James McKay

Oct 13, 2019
5 min

Why crypto cards are revolutionising payments

Crypto cards, or credit/debit cards based on cryptocurrency accounts, are one of the newest and fastest-growing payment methods around today

Why institutional investors are ready to shake up crypto markets

James McKay

Oct 31, 2018
5 min

Why institutional investors are ready to shake up crypto markets

With cryptocurrencies having seemingly broken out of their protracted range-bound cycle, the speculation on how these markets will mature...

Stablecoins: crypto stalemate or currencies of the future?

James McKay

Jul 31, 2018
8 min

Stablecoins: crypto stalemate or currencies of the future?

Throughout history, there has been an inherent need for peoples and cultures to have a means to store value and exchange goods and servic...

Bitcoin: what can the crash of 2014 tell us about the 2018 bear market?

James McKay

May 30, 2018
8 min

Bitcoin: what can the crash of 2014 tell us about the 2018 bear market?

Cryptocurrencies have been on somewhat of a rollercoaster ride since December’s huge sell-off sent prices of bitcoin and major altcoins t...

Crypto crash: end of the beginning, or beginning of the end?

James McKay

Feb 12, 2018
5 min

Crypto crash: end of the beginning, or beginning of the end?

Barely six weeks into 2018 and already it seems that heightened market volatility could well make it the year of the big one. While still...

Why it may not be long before Bitcoin is short

James McKay

Oct 2, 2017
5 min

Why it may not be long before Bitcoin is short

With stories of soaring stock markets becoming the new norm and analysts continuing to fall over themselves to predict the bursting of th...

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