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 […]
August 9, 2015
This week, I would like to take a closer look at the underlying platform; Blockchain or to be more precise Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). There are two pillars of note that underpin the idea of DLT: firstly, the idea that each participant in the system keeps a copy of the entire balance sheet and ledger […]
August 3, 2015
Back from the summer holiday and time to take up the Bitcoin challenge once more. In the last post, I put forward the idea that Bitcoin has some advantages over gold. This week I hope I want to look at where Bitcoin falls down as a means of payment. This is something I consider a […]
July 2, 2015
In the last post, I put forward the idea that Bitcoin could and should be treated as an asset and suggested readers think of it just like gold. This week I hope I can offer some credence to the idea that Bitcoin is better than gold. Well at least in some respects. As you read […]