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Jeremy Light

Jeremy Light Co-founder at Fourdotzero

Programmable Value is the Future of Financial Services

About 3% of the money supply in the UK is made up of physical notes, the rest is electronic money held on computer systems. Globally, about 8% of the world’s money is cash, 92% is electronic.* With the advent of crypto-currencies – also known as digital assets, virtual currencies, or digital currencies, many, especially older bankers still think cr...

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3 Altcoins that Everybody Should Check out in 2020

With Bitcoin increasingly getting support and the smart money finally getting in and bringing some stability to the market, many altcoins stand to benefit from it. While the beginning of 2019 was all about doom and gloom and readjusting expectations, there seems to finally be good news for crypto investors, especially those who are in it for the l...

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3 Sectors that Set to be Disrupted by Blockchain Technology in the Near Future

Many people are still stuck on the blockchain’s effect on banking, but still don’t realize how much a revolutionary technology it is. The ability of the blockchain to make whole networks almost impenetrable and unalterable could be carried out in tons of other industries. Then there’s all the possibility of smart contracts, which could be used to ...

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Blockchain’s Potential for Transforming the Content Management Sector

Blockchain has a huge potential for transforming many industries and sectors, and we’ve already seen some interesting implementations in content management specifically. And while it will take some time for the full picture to form, one thing is becoming clear at this point – this technology is not to be underestimated. There’s been a lot of talk ...

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Blockchain and the Fashion Industry a Surprisingly Good Mix

Blockchain is all around us. Even though some people claimed that this technology was nothing more than a passing trend when it first arrived to the market, it’s become clear at this point that this is far from the case. In fact, we’ve already seen some amazing implementations of blockchain in sectors outside of finance, and it’s interesting to th...

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Blockchain’s Strong Potential in the Event Management Sector

With all the different implementations of blockchain all around us, it’s easy to see how the technology has a strong potential for the future, and why everyone is paying so much attention to it. Sure, it has its limitations and it’s not without its flaws. But when used right, it can address a large range of issues that are normally quite difficul...

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From infancy to maturity: professionalization of the crypto industry

It took some 200 years for traditional finance to become global and mature. What about crypto, where is it at? The hype wave has settled down, the fog dispersed and now we find ourselves in a trough of disillusionment. In the last couple of years, crypto was in its first stage — everybody was astonished by the working technology per se. Now we’ve ...

Carlo R.W. De Meijer

Carlo R.W. De Meijer The Meyer Financial Services Advisory (MIFS) at MIFSA

Blockchain: the Ten Commandments for CIOs

In my last blog about Gartner and Blockchain I mentioned the importance of the role of CIOs. They are supposed to play a leading role in determining if this technology could be of use for their business. Great question is: are CIOs already prepared for that role. In this blog I will sum up ten commandments for them that should be prerequisites for...

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Important Technology Trends in the Life Insurance Sector

The life insurance sector is currently being affected by technological disruption, as new digital technologies force insurance firms to either adapt and change the way they interact with their customers or fall behind the competition. Advancements in technology and changing customer preferences are driving this disruption. Customers now expert a mo...

Bill Sheridan

Bill Sheridan Managin Director for Tax Solutions at IHS Markit

New Crypto Tax Guidance Finally Arrives

The IRS has been broadcasting for several months that cryptocurrency tax guidance was coming soon and even as late as the end of last week IRS officials at an American Bar Association meeting were saying “very soon.” The IRS has finally issued new FAQs and Rev. Rul. 2019-24 providing much-needed crypto tax guidance. For financial intermediaries, ...

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