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Carlo R.W. De Meijer The Meyer Financial Services Advisory (MIFS) at MIFSA
There is a broad consensus amongst the post-trade industry that blockchain technology will revolutionise the securities post-trade world and could radically change how assets are maintained and stored by custodians and central securities depositories (CSDs). Blockchain technology may enable real-time settlement finality in the securities world. Thi...
06 August 2019
Eli Talmor CEO at ID-Bound
On July 29 , 2019 Facebook has issued a warning in the investors report, that Libra digital currency may never see the light of day: In the risk factors section of the report, Facebook said it recognizes the significance of the pushback that’s come from lawmakers and regulators since the project was announced in June. “Libra has drawn significant...
02 August 2019 /security
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
In the early years of their existence, the concept of cryptocurrencies seemed like nothing more than a joke or a financial scam to the majority of the people who heard of them. The moment you brought up the topic, you would either be considered a scammer or one who had been scammed and dismissed. We have come a long way since then. The world has l...
01 August 2019
Since Facebook announced its plans to come up with their own digital currency named Libra, a heated debate has risen about whether central banks should issue their own digital currency. Central banks worldwide have expressed their worries about Facebook’s plan. According to them the prospect of a tech firm (and may be also others in the future) wi...
26 July 2019
Rohas Nagpal Chief Blockchain Architect at Hybrid Finance (HyFi) Blockchain
The much-awaited Government of India report on blockchain and virtual currencies is finally available for the public. The report: promises a massive boost to the blockchain sector in India, and delivers a fatal blow to bitcoin, Ripple XRP, ethereum, and other crypto-currencies through the proposed law titled “Banning of Cryptocurrency & Regula...
23 July 2019
Since Facebook announced to launch a new digital currency, the Libra, a complete media craze arose. The one blogger stumbled as it were over the other. And while the one group sings hosanna over this initiative (a salvation for the bankless), warning signals come especially from the supervisors and regulators part (time bomb under the global money...
01 July 2019
Retired Member
Marketing is one of the many fields that have seen a huge impact from blockchain, and we’re likely only seeing the tip of the iceberg too. As the technology around blockchain continues to improve, we’re likely going to see even more effects from it not only in the field of marketing, but many others as well. And just like previous developments su...
26 June 2019
Prasoon Mukherjee Director | Head of Securities Services | GSC-India at Societe Generale Bank
Calvin Coolidge said "Doubters do not achieve, skeptics do not contribute, and cynics do not create". At the outset let me truthfully confess that I am neither of the three on this subject. On the contrary, I truly believe that we are changing the world as how business is conducted, and transactions are processed, “one blockchain at a ti...
22 June 2019 /regulation
In many countries Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbones of their economy. Their role is crucial to worldwide economic and social developments, with more than half of the overall world population working in such companies. In the Netherlands for instance, more than 90% of the Dutch companies are SMEs and together they produce ...
18 June 2019
It didn’t take very long at all for Bitcoin to become very popular amongst people, and when did, so many people began to invest in this coin. No matter what type of cryptocurrency you take part in, you need a place to keep your coins safely. This would generally require an app or a bitcoin wallet of some sort. There are plenty of Bitcoin wallets t...
07 June 2019
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