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So This Is What Creative Destruction Looks Like
This week two Spanish-born residents of London, Edurne and Mayel, sealed their union on a blockchain [http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-12-01/i-attended-the-first-official-digital-wedding] . What makes this interesting is that they were the first to use the recently announced public notary service being offered to Estonia e-residents via Bitnation’s platform.
Baby Steps Forward For Bitcoin In Australia
This week the Australian Senate Economics References Committee released its report in to digital currency [http://cur.at/UIfZv9A?m=web&sid=9dOeRhF] - ‘Digital currency—game changer or bit player’ (yes, I kid you not, that’s the name of the report). Most media commentary regarding the report has
Banks Get Behind Blockchain Technology
It's looking like 2015 will be a break out year for the application of blockchain technology in the banking and finance sector. Banks are starting to really embrace the technology with many piloting blockchain based applications and some are even investing directly in startups in the space. Banks are getting
The Blockchain Has Friends
Last night at FinTech Melbourne [http://cur.at/jx27mEP?m=web&sid=9dOeRhF] we hosted Australia and New Zealand Bank’s CTO – Patrick Maes. Beyond being a fascinating discussion about the Australian FinTech landscape, one of the things that struck me about the conversation was how bullish his comments were
Bitcoin Is Not A Movement. It’s An Application Stack
For some reason I tend to be a libertarian magnet. Every time I speak at a Bitcoin event I’m always approached by all the crazy libertarians in the room. In the main, they ask polite questions about where the world of Bitcoin is headed and what the legal landscape
The State Of Bitcoin: A Summary
This week Coinbase [http://cur.at/rJwRnAj?m=web&sid=9dOeRhF] released a great little summary of Bitcoin metrics as at July 2015. Overall, it’s an interesting overview of some of the more important Bitcoin metrics. Here’s a quick TL;DR of the piece. * Understanding bitcoin price movement
Is Bitcoin Still A Non-Obvious VC Investment?
This week Redpoint Ventures partner, Tom Tunguz penned a pieced titled “The Fastest Growing Areas Of Startup Investment In 2015” [http://cur.at/g4bkERJ?m=web&sid=9dOeRhF]. The post examined trends in the major categories of startup investment from 2012 through to mid-2015. The piece generated a fair amount
My New Project: The Week In Bitcoin
TL;DR – I’M STARTING A WEEKLY CURATED EMAIL NEWSLETTER THAT COVERS THE MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THE WORLD OF BITCOIN – WWW.THEWEEKINBITCOIN.COM. I’LL ALSO BE INCLUDING SOME GREAT ARTICLES FROM ‘COLD STORAGE’ FOR THOSE NEW TO BITCOIN. BEST OF ALL, IT IS TOTALLY FREE AND YOU CAN
Some Thoughts On The ATO’s Bitcoin Guidance
Earlier today the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released its much anticipated guidance on the taxation treatment of bitcoin [https://www.ato.gov.au/General/Gen/Tax-treatment-of-crypto-currencies-in-Australia---specifically-bitcoin/] . Along with the guidance paper they released a slew of draft rulings. In their media release [https://www.ato.gov.au/Media-centre/Media-releases/ATO-delivers-guidance-on-Bitcoin/
Bitlicense Provides A Reality Check For Start-ups
If you’ve been paying attention to bitcoin news over the last few weeks, you would have heard about the release of the draft New York ‘bitLicense’ regulations. These proposed regulations have been met with a great deal of animosity from some portions of the bitcoin community, with many feeling
