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Tag: blockchain
NewMR: What is Blockchain: a primer for market researchers – Tuesday 20 November 2018
My back-to-basics “what actually is a blockchain?” talk, tuned to market researchers. The Q&A at the end was good too.
The Australian National Blockchain: centralised IBM “smart contracts” for lawyers — with no code yet, only concept
“A giant shared but segmented database, with the word ‘blockchain’ stuck on it.” All on the IBM Cloud.
News: Bitcoin crashes, Tether wobbles, the mining business is not so great, Bail Bloc, Binance, Bitcoin Cash split
In a survey of 1000 US investors, none — actually zero — thought owning Bitcoin was a good idea.
News: more coal-powered Bitcoin mining, Colorado vs. ICOs, Bitfinex withdrawal issues, the decline of “blockchain”
Bitfinex’s banking arrangements are fine — so long as you don’t try to get your money out.
News: SEC busts EtherDelta, SWIFT not using RippleNet, another Galt’s Gulch scam, Craig Wright claims to be Satoshi again
“I AM Satoshi” — Craig S. Wright, 3 November 2018.
Blockchain: Magic (Probably) Doesn’t Happen — How to sell a hash tree as a tech revolution — Royal Holloway, Thursday 4 October 2018
A talk for the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway. A basic overview of the engineering and computer science problems of blockchain and smart contract promises. On video!
Royal Institution, Monday 24 September 2018, 7pm: Blockchain: hope or hype?
The Royal Institution is running a blockchain panel, Blockchain: Hope Or Hype? with me as last-second drop-in moderator. Speakers are John Domingue of the Knowledge Media Institute at the Open University, and Sajida Zouarhi from Consensys. Come along and ask pointed questions!
First legally-mandated blockchain: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)’s spam call complaint database
Requiring a particular deep implementation is bad — and especially because of unrealisable hype.
Saïd Business School presents the astounding blockchain of the future! And not the mundane one of the present
Business students are actively seeking out courses on “blockchain.” This one is very optimistic — and leaves its students susceptlble to the hype.