Showing posts with label digital assets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label digital assets. Show all posts

Saturday 19 August 2023

Tokenization - whats new this time?

Tokenization adoption was poised for success six years ago, but progress was limited. Renewed interest might feel like déjà vu, but stronger business fundamentals and structural changes suggest the path could be different this time.

Check this out HERE.

Friday 18 March 2022

Biden’s executive order - Did it boost Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrency prices?

Did President Biden’s recent executive order regarding the responsible development of digital assets really boost the price of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies?

And do Americans really want cryptocurrency from their banks?

To find out the answer to these questions and more, 
read Ron Shevlin's article in Forbes HERE.


Thursday 20 January 2022

CBDCs: Here's what every central bank in the world is working on

Have you ever needed a comprehensive list of where each Central Bank is at with their respective Central Bank Digital Currency?

Well, here it is. A recent article, posted by Madhvi Mavadiya (Head of Content at Finextra) will be periodically updated to provide the most recent CBDC developments across 80+ central banks, so bookmark it and use it as a reference tool.

You can access the article HERE

Wednesday 12 January 2022

Ways to Start Using NFTs in Your Business

NFTs may have been floating around since 2015, but they only gained massive popularity in 2021. Some NFTs sold for millions of dollars!

Although an emerging technology, NFTs in business have become a hot topic. 

This article explains how to use NFTs for your business and what to know before delving into these digital assets.

Want to know more? Click HERE

Tuesday 30 November 2021

Soaring NFT sales redraw the art market - FT Film

The market for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, is soaring, reaching $10.7bn in the third quarter of 2021. For the art world it's a new frontier, where ownership of digital assets is encrypted on the blockchain. The FT talks to artists, auction houses and collectors about how NFTs are bringing in new buyers and setting records for sales of digital works, and we follow a painter making his first NFT.

 

Sunday 11 July 2021

Non Fungible Tokens - a comprehensive overview

NFTs are the current buzzword. The word NFT stands for non-fungible token, which means a unique, irreplaceable cryptographic object.

The purpose of NFTs is to manage ownership of digital content (digital collectible items) by storing the ownership in the form of a digital certificate on a blockchain (usually on the Ethereum blockchain, but other blockchains can also be used). In this manner the buyer can prove that he is the owner of a certain digital item.

Find out more by reading Joris Lochy's "NFTs - A hype or a lasting new investment asset class?"

Saturday 26 June 2021

Crypto: will the bitcoin dream succeed?

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies set out to upend the financial order and replace conventional money. Bitcoin has certainly disrupted the global financial system, but can it ever live up to the hype?

Thursday 22 April 2021

NatWest will not accept corporate customers who deal in cryptocurrencies

UK commercial and retail bank NatWest will not accept corporate customers who deal in cryptocurrencies.

“We have no appetite for dealing with customers, whether taking them on as new clients or having an ongoing relationship with people, whose main business is backed by an exchange for cryptocurrencies, or otherwise transacting in cryptocurrencies as their main activity,” said NatWest head of risk Morten Friis during a recent shareholder event.

Friis indicated that the NatWest board, of which he is a member, is taking its cues from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, which earlier this year issued a warning to crypto customers that Bitcoin and other digital assets are risky investments.

Read the full story HERE.  
 
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