General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Blockchain seem to be contradictory terms, with major requirements of the regulation flying in the face of Blockchain features. But is this really the case? In this article we will explain what GDPR is and present its main points. We will also dive into…
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You may have heard that “Blockchain has never been hacked, it’s the intermediaries (exchanges etc.) that are vulnerable”. This may have been true until a few years ago, but no longer. 2018 has seen not only a truly brutal market, but also several (!) successful 51% attacks of Blockchain. Let’s…
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Introduction A week before the start of the CoinGeekWeek Conference (28th-30th November) I received an invitation to the event in London in my mailbox. I was happy to go and see how the project was doing especially since there had recently been a lot of drama involving the conference hosts.…
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For our first podcast, we have chosen one of the most interesting stablecoin projects around – MakerDAO (we have partly covered MakerDAO’s solution here). In this interview, MakerDAO’s CEO Rune Christensen shares the history of the company, current use cases, and Maker’s vision to become the backbone of the decentralised…
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MakerDAO is one of the most promising stablecoin projects (what is a stablecoin?) to date. Soon, their stablecoin token, Dai, will become the first multi-asset backed stablecoin in the world. In this interview, the CEO of MakerDAO, Rune Christensen, talks about tokenomics of MakerDAO, its use cases, future of the project,…
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The Poseidon Foundation is a nonprofit organization, which delivers solutions to fight climate change and the environmental impact of the traditional growth-focused economy. It does this through a transparent and democratic blockchain solution used for data handling, micropayments facilitated by the cryptocurrency platform Stellar, and a range of partnerships with…
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I had a talk with the CEO of DQR, Dr. Kristian Haehndel, at the Delta Summit. DQR, which stands for Digital Quantitative Research, is an extension of the Genesis Mining group, one of the largest mining providers in the world doing cloud mining on a large scale. DQR has been established…
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This article will present various investment possibilities within the current stablecoin environment. We will discuss the advantages and issues of each type of stablecoin, as well as present examples of current contenders on the market. Types of stablecoins Stablecoins are currencies pegged to an asset: fiat currency, an asset (gold…
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Cryptocurrencies and ICOs seem to forge ahead regardless whether the market is bullish or bearish. In fact, in the six months of 2018 ICOs have already broken a record of raised capital. Unfortunately, ICO scams are still prevalent on the scene, and no signs of it slowing or dying down…
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ICOs are a relatively new, exciting way for Blockchain startups to raise money (why? Read here). Investors have the possibility to support a project from the very start, which was normally reserved for institutional investors. However, investing in an ICO can be very risky, evident by numerous scams. In 2017,…
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ICO stands for Initial Coin Offering. It is a relatively new way of raising funds for a cryptocurrency venture. ICOs are unregulated, which means that participating in one is riskier compared to investing in traditional assets. How does it work? ICO raises capital by selling a part of available specialised…
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