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DeFi (Decentralised Finance) is growing fast. So fast that it’s difficult to keep on top of all the new projects and DApps that are being announced. Nevertheless, it’s something I’ve been trying to do since the summer of 2020, and over the months I’ve accumulated a decent list through…

By Andy Bryant on The Capital — This is my second Bitcoin halving event, but for many people following the crypto/bitcoin space, this will be their first. I thought it might be useful to write a few words on the most common questions that I get asked about this significant event in Bitcoin. The next halving takes place on May 12. What is the halving? Why does it happen every 4 years? Bitcoin, by its design…

A self-assessment of my blockchain bets in 2019 — did I hit or miss? — Everyone in the crypto space seems busy right now publishing their predictions for 2020. Yet while Twitter abounds with a variety of divination, some interesting and thoughtful, but also some delusional and naive (Sorry #XRPArmy, but $1,000 XRP would value the asset at more than half of global GDP —…

Consumers have never had so many options when it comes to personal finance. Think back only five years ago and not even Monzo was on the scene. Instead, when it came to where to store your money or where to get credit, you had the choice of either a big…

By Andy Bryant on ALTCOIN MAGAZINE — Barely a day goes by without some sort of debate in the press around cryptocurrency’s capability for longevity. Is it a bubble overdue a burst? Are falling coin prices heralding the end? Alternatively, is it a future mainstream technology simply going through the traditional stages of a hype cycle? Is…

The future economy will be barely recognisable to humans. Investment and economic decision-making, far from being under our control, will be so advanced in sophistication that human minds will be relegated to mere passengers in a cambrian explosion of novel, automated methods and financial forces. It will be difficult to…