How do we avoid simply recreating a new version of the same old system? The answer is part learning from the past, and part joining with and supporting the projects and teams who are truly building the financial future today.
Read MoreROTD: Microstrategy Bitcoin Investment, Facebook Finance, Chinese Paper Money
MicroStrategy Adopts Bitcoin as Primary Treasury Reserve Asset
Read MoreROTD : Tokenizing Real Estates & Financial Inclusion
Headlines 1) Blockchain-Based Smart City Project Limestone Plans for Token Listing 2) Title Token for Blockchain Estate Registry, Part 1 3) Self-Service Platform Issues Security Tokens Backed by Real-World Assets 4) Tokenization Holds the Key to Sustainable Platform Business Model Growth Reading Notes Blockchain-Based Smart …
Read MoreSTO, Blockchain, PayPal and Japanese Stablecoin
A follow up compilation to the Updates on Legal Policy and Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency and Digital Payment, within 24 hours after it was published.
Read MoreUpdates on Legal Policy and Regulatory Framework for Cryptocurrency and Digital Payment
Some industry updates that might be paving the ways to the actualization of Central Bank-issued Digital Currency (CBDC). Crypto Lawyers Are in Hot Demand as the Industry Goes Mainstream, Say Experts The crypto market might soon see an uptick in legal hiring as it is …
Read MoreThe Good, The Bad, And Something In Between
On one hand, we see the possibility of the technology to empower people with more freedom and security. On the other hand, we are aware that once appropriated by the authorities or the ruling elites, it will be powerful to facilitate the growth of crony capitalism.
Read MoreA Post-Scarcity Society
If we can harness tech for massive efficiency then we are closer to that reality. We are most likely the generation blessed enough to witness a new monetary system in our life span, though not that of a money-less society as portrayed in Star Trek
Read MoreA Cryptocurrency As The New Reserve Currency?
The Chinese government is working on something called DC/EP (for “digital currency/electronic payment”), as we check out the financial inclusion in the fintech era.
Read MoreFinancial Inclusion in The Fintech Era
Things are moving pretty fast in the blockchain and crypto space. Looking at the headlines: World Bank Digs Deeper Into DLT and FinTech for Financial Inclusion The Suzhou trial – Digital Yuan Being Tested for a Workers’ Subsidies Scheme Aussie Crypto Unicorn Raises $160M With …
Read MoreSome Notes on Bond And Money
The Green Bond The green bond market is growing at a fast pace and has already reached over $240 billion. While Africa and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, are recognized as the most promising markets for green bonds, the issuance volume remains …
Read MoreDigital Yuan, Quantum Computing & Cryptography, AKoin
The digital yuan could be weaponized as a tactical or strategic weapon.
Read MoreEyes On Technology And Banking
Crossing the year moving from 2019 to 2020, we expect a few progress happening this year in the banking industry. Banking in 2020 (1) From Paper Money to Digital Currency As blockchain technology is able to bring down borders of financial products as defined in …
Read MoreEyes On China
China Issuing Bonds on Blockchain Is a Sign of What’s to Come, and this prove that Blockchaining Sukuk is something that is possible and could be done.
Read MoreSmart Money
Finally, get the whole chapter uploaded after a year plus of work and went through a major chapter revamp. It not getting this done, it will become a history book. Pardon my English, I grow up in a Commonwealth country under legacy of British education …
Read MoreCity Currency
Resilient Cities – Rewarding Impactful Positive Behaviors Let alone the debatable argument of whether a city is legally being allowed or going to issue its own cryptocurrency (in other words, ‘print’ and circulate its own money in the digital form) as we going through the …
Read MoreSecurity Tokens and The Illusion of Safety
Sometimes, the unintended consequences of regulation are more damaging than the value proposition of that legislation.
Read MoreA Briefing to World Bank Group Malaysia Global Knowledge and Research Hub
123 & ABCD After a year plus of sharing and feedbacks, comments from the audience, this is the simplest form to convey the message out. A Century of Technology Innovation Two Monetary Worlds Three Phases of Cryptocurrencies with AI, Blockchain, Connectivity and Data in the …
Read MoreDo We Need A Nation-State Backed Crypto Exchange?
Programmable Money The key is programmable money. What we have now is truly border-less, programmable money backed by immutable computer systems based on pure logic & mathematics. Effective resource allocation and distribution can be achieved through cognitive AI system and business process automation. Two Monetary …
Read MoreBitcoin in Islamic Finance
Is there a future for Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies in Islamic Finance? The answer might be a simple yes or no, but the responsibilities to that yes or no is big. The relevancy of Islamic Finance in the context of fintech and the crypto world is …
Read MoreCentral Bank-Issued Digital Currency (CBDC) Is Well On Its Way
CBDC (Central Bank-Issued Digital Currency) Is Well On Its Way Central banks are progressively studying the introduction of CBDCs and their potential impact on the banking system. The Bank of England Staff Working Paper No. 725 titled Central bank digital currencies — design principles and …
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