By Andrew Delves, Senior Relationship Manager: Fintech, at ClearBank Digital assets, Blockchain technology and the adoption of cryptocurrency are on the rise and we’re moving towards them being a part of the mainstream financial system in the UK. We’re seeing many fintech players including such technology into their offerings, and…

Written by Sean Kiernan CEO of Greengage On 3rd November 2021, a group of organisations launched the results of a major new mapping exercise to examine the current state of the industry. Greengage, Deep Knowledge Analytics and the Big Innovation Centre published a landmark piece of research in partnership with…

2 min video looking at the competition digital asset exchanges face According to the website cryptowisser.com there are over 600 crypto exchanges currently so surely the sector is ripe for take-over activity. …

Written by Swarm co-founders, Timo Lehes and Philipp Pieper Stablecoins are essentially tokenized forms of fiat currency. They act as an entry point for people to move on chain and, at times, have been safe haven assets for those who want to escape the volatility of crypto-native tokens like bitcoin…

Written by Richard Baker, Founder & CEO of Tokenovate With the growing maturity of blockchains — both in terms of available technology and public perception — is the timing now right to address the problems associated with delayed settlements? And, can blockchain-based solutions also enhance the way collateral is managed…

Written by Iain Monk, Digital Asset Strategy Lead at Clear.Bank Stablecoins have made great strides since the first stablecoins (BitUSD and Bubits) which were created back in 2014 and, as the name suggests, designed to be “stable” (i.e. not volatile) — unlike other crypto currencies. …

Written by Dr. Stephen Castell, founder of e-Expert Witness.com My analysis is that, yes, the Law Commission (LC), in its final report on Digital Assets of 28 June 2023, which includes the LC’s law reform recommendations to HM Government, has indeed got it wrong. There is good stuff in the…

Written by John Orchard, Chief Executive Officer of OMFIF Western visitors returning to China for face-to-face meetings will find a country as keen to attract outside investment as it is to develop a self-sufficient financial and technological ecosystem. Hong Kong’s role in this complex process seems more important than before…

Written by James Ramsden KC, and co-founder of Astraea Group In its consultation paper on digital assets, the Law Commission provisionally proposed that the law explicitly recognises a “third category” of personal property that could accommodate digital assets. Following the consultation, the Commission has published its final paper, containing its…