October 18, 2015
“Money is essential for Blockchain to do wonderful things”. I hope that those readers who have been following the posts agree with that. This week’s post will focus on three must do things or rules for moving money into a Blockchain platform. #1 The Central Banks has to be the transfer agent for its currency […]
October 4, 2015
Adding money to the Blockchain is the single ingredient needed to realise the potential of this new technology. How to make that happen is the subject of this week’s post. In various previous posts, I have covered the shortcomings of Bitcoin and also pointed out how unhelpful it would be if there were multiple Blockchain […]
September 21, 2015
A conclusion. The missing ingredient in the use of the Blockchain will be revealed, or at least my view. That is the goal for this week’s post. For sure, I do not have a fully formed solution. that said, I think I have enough of a view to have an opinion. Any and all feedback […]
September 15, 2015
A recent Bloomberg article has caused a ripple or two. Two big name items have collided to cause this effect: the Blockchain and the involvement of industry maven, Blythe Masters, who as a young hot shot at JP Morgan invented the CDS product. The article is a must read and with it, the following pinch […]
August 23, 2015
This week follows from the previous post, which looked at how moving securities balances from one platform to another was not a totally new idea. Building on that, I would like to illustrate how Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) might work in securities settlement. A little accounting example is a necessary evil ingredient in helping develop […]