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This blog was co-authored by David Feltes, Managing Principal, Mark Profeti, Principal Consultant and Edward Pease, Consultant at Capco Crypto assets continue to dominate the conversation about the future of currencies, payments and fiscal policy. The Bank of England and UK Treasury’s decision to explore the potential for a UK central bank digital...
26 May 2021 /payments /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Ed Ackerman Director of Alliances & Partnerships at Onfido
Passwords have long been an archaic form of access security. A recent survey showed that one in 10 people would rather get a root canal or a filling than create a unique password for every online account they have. It’s not surprising to learn then that 50% of those surveyed reuse passwords and one in five have a core password that they adapt to ...
25 May 2021 /security /crypto Biometrics
Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA
Long-time blockchain has been looked at as an isolated technology. Recently however we see a growing trend of blockchain being integrated with other technologies such as Big Data, Artificial Intelligence amongst others. An interesting development that can be observed is the growing attention of corporates to use blockchain for IoT or Internet of T...
25 May 2021 /crypto Blockchain Observations
Adrian Pollard Trader and Crypto Enthusiast at ISTANEX
Despite the digital nature of Bitcoin, the process of mining requires a massive physical infrastructure to support it. How mining works is explained extensively here but simply put, miners are searching/mining for a lucky number and upon finding that number the miner gets freshly minted bitcoin as rewards for their work. This search for the lucky
21 May 2021 /sustainable /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced that Bank of England and Treasury officials would set up a new task force to review the potential benefits of a UK Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – a so-called ‘Britcoin’. The news came just days after cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase listed on the New York Stock Exchange in a $76bn IPO. Ma...
20 May 2021 /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
At one point on Wednesday, May 19, Bitcoin plunged 30% to near the $30,000 mark (a new low since February) before climbing back 8%. Altcoins suffered even bigger losses. Ethereum price crashed 46% on May 19 as it dipped from $3,441 to $1,850 (a day earlier, the 15% fall stopped at $2.9k). Just a day ago, Binance was trading at $432 — more than 37%...
20 May 2021 /inclusion /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
George Connolly President at Oneledger
Cryptocurrencies and the environmental challenges Bitcoin lovers and detractors have been fiercely arguing whether Bitcoin, the No. 1 cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization, is good for the environment or not. Bitcoin evangelists say that "the government-controlled currency and the entire financial infrastructure that supports it r...
19 May 2021 /crypto Blockchain Observations
Nischal Shetty CEO at WazirX
Cryptocurrency has gained significant traction in recent years and has caused quite an excitement, especially in the investment sector. In the first week of 2021, the price of Bitcoin managed to hit a new record high of $42,000. However, right after that, on January 11th, Bitcoin’s value dropped by more than 20% while some other cryptocurrencies
19 May 2021 /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
In September 2020, security developers working closely with Bitcoin made an uncomfortable and public revelation. A couple of years prior in 2018, a bug within Bitcoin’s blockchain was found. If discovered by naughty evil-doers, the line of code could have brought the world’s most famous crypto-currency crashing down. Known as the Inflation Bug, it
19 May 2021 /crypto /predictions Cryptocurrency Insights
Multi-currency debit cards are becoming an increasingly popular choice for customers to easily manage and spend digital assets online and in person. Multi-currency debit cards are designed to make it easier for people to use several currencies and digital assets to make payments in-person and online. They also make it easier for businesses and indi...
17 May 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech
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