Following Part 1 of our interview, Jing Chen of Algorand further teaches our readers on how to ensure the randomness of a number in public blockchain! She also evaluates the existing Proof-of-Stake (POS) protocols: Delegated VS Bonded VS Pure POS! Regarding the white paper “Digital Signatures for Consensus” published on March 9, 2019, it states … Continue reading Exclusive: How to Ensure Random Numbers in Public Blockchain?
Mainstream social media networks have devised an ingenious yet insidious business model. It involves having users generate content and data that then gets collected and monetized by the network. You spend lots of time posting photos, writing comments, liking/sharing content created by others…and you do it all for free. Users do all of the work. … Continue reading Steemit & Dtube: Social Networking, Blogging, and Video Sharing in the Blockchain Era
Over 50 financial and blockchain professionals gathered at “Financial Inclusion and FinTech Adoption in Emerging Markets” for the latest fintech development of Africa held in Eaton Club, Central. The event commenced with the sharing of Elliott Hoffman, Growth Specialist of Paxful on the adoption of M-Pesa in Kenya and Paxful’s educational efforts to students in … Continue reading How to Leverage FinTech Opportunities in Africa
Polkadot has caught widespread attention among blockchain project investors recently. Founded by Ethereum Co-founder Gavin Wood and managed by Web3 Foundation, Polkadot recently completed its private token sale with 500,000 DOT tokens at the valuation of $1.2 bn. Claimed as the candidate of Decentralized Web 3.0 Blockchain interoperability platform, what makes Polkadot so popular? We … Continue reading Exclusive: How to Achieve Interoperability Between Polkadot and Bitcoin?
Exclusive interview with Jack Platts: Part 2 Following the technical underpinnings of Polkadot in Part 1, Jack Platts, Head of Collaborations Web3 Foundation reveals their effort towards the goal of the decentralized web! He also explained the governance and technical challenges in achieving a decentralized web! How Web 3 Foundation can achieve a truly decentralized … Continue reading Exclusive: Can Web3 Foundation Achieve a Truly Decentralized Web?
Following the latest update of Paxful, Ray took a step back and shared to us his inspiration to set up Paxful and what he learnt from 11 failed startups! He then identified arbitrage as the key business opportunities by blockchain and instead of decentralization, peer to peer should be the core value preposition of Bitcoin! … Continue reading Exclusive: Arbitrage – the Key Business Opportunity Brought by Blockchain
Exclusive interview with Alexandre Kech: Part 2 While wall street giant Fidelity tapped into the crypto custodial space, can Onchain Custodian survive under the fierce competition? Alexandre Kech, CEO of Onchain Custodian, believes that they can fill Fidelity’s gap in the crypto custodial market! He also explains how the surging demand in BTC futures and … Continue reading Exclusive: Can Onchain Custodian Fill Fidelity's Gap in Crypto Custody?
Exclusive interview with Prof. Aris Stouraitis: Part 1 In FinTech, the talent shortage is always a pain point in Hong Kong. It is our pleasure to discuss with Professor Aris Stouraitis, Department Head of Finance & Decision Sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University, to share with us the culprit of FinTech talent shortage. He also … Continue reading Exclusive: Lack of Interdisciplinarity – Culprit for FinTech Talent Shortage
In Part 1 of the interview, Prof. Aris Stouraitis identified lack of interdisciplinarity is the culprit of FinTech talent shortage in Hong Kong. Interdisciplinarity in FinTech refers to talents that are knowledgeable in both finance and technology. He presents how the Master of Science in Finance (FinTech and Financial Analytics) (“the program”) offered by Hong Kong … Continue reading Exclusive: What are Top 5 FinTech Career Advice for Graduates?
A property dispute involving Bitcoin was held in the internet court in Hangzhou, China on July 18, setting a new precedent by declaring that Bitcoin is virtual property with monetary value. According to the case of plaintiff Wu against defendants FXBTC and Taobao, it has been recognized that Bitcoin has the attributes of virtual property … Continue reading China Declares Bitcoin as Virtual Property with Monetary Value