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Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: Is the digitalisation of $100trillion of assets a lifeline for traditional stock exchanges? - the asset management industry is beginning to understand the benefits of digitalisation and is offering digital funds to investors. The underlying funds remain the same but are made available in a digital wrapper. Th...

Adoption of blockchain/Web3 continues to be restrained by a number of myths and by conventional wisdom. ‘Who, what, and when’ have held back ‘why’ as to what should be the primary driver of this discussion. And when we get to ‘why,’ it also takes us down the ‘coopetition’ path, meaning that for blockchain/Web3 to scale it will take a global village working together in a pro-competitive effort...

How many of us check any email recipients’ physical addresses before hitting the send button? Whether they are in Mogadishu or Mexico City or Miami, as long as the recipients are connected to the internet, they’ll receive your message. Now imagine that same frictionless protocol applied to value - not just currency, but assets and information. Just as the internet up-ended government control over...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: Crypto infrastructure maturing, but what are the institutions really focused on? - global financial institutions have built the infrastructure to buy, sell and store cryptocurrencies. However, given that cryptos are relatively small in terms of adoption and market capitalisation, is there a hidden agenda as w...

Traditional and decentralised finance are no longer the strangers they once were. These two once disparate worlds are colliding whilst at the same time multiple new technologies are converging to fundamentally change the future of finance. But what does the ‘era of convergence’ mean today? How are traditional firms embracing the digital asset revolution? And why are blockchain and crypto firms als...

James and Jonny, guest free, guilt free, and .... maybe thought free!  The metaverse is disappointing certain people, is it worthy?  Is Meta the Metaverse?

The role of blockchains for supply chain management in the food industry - the supply chain management process plays a critical role in the food industry. Blockchain technology offers the food industry new tools to improve food safety, reduce waste, offer provenance of supplies and bring together diverse stakeholders over what can be complex global supply chains. Blockchain technology is also bein...

- blockchain, along with its close friend, AI, and their ‘children’ - DAOs, NFTs and metaverses - are being watched globally to see if they will be the next panacea for the world’s crises. Whilst being no magic bullet, blockchain technologies have the unique capacity to provide automated solutions that certainly support many of the United Nations’ (UNs’) ESGs. Full Article Here Reach out to Marco...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: The music industry has digitally transformed and now that the asset management sector is too - many industries have put a digital wrapper around their businesses, promoting themselves online via their websites, emails, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, etc. However, digital transformation is about bus...

- despite the recent downturn in many asset classes, there is an ongoing interest in having exposure to digital assets. Arguably, this is best achieved via professional managed funds as there undoubtably remain challenges as well as opportunities presented by having exposure to this exciting, but volatile, asset class. Full Article Here

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: How will the metaverse impact e-commerce? - to most people, the metaverse is all about gaming and entertainment. But much more than gaming and entertainment, the metaverse has a notably important role to play in the business world. We all know the internet has changed the way we connect, live, shop and much m...

- in a society that strives to be woke, inclusive and mindful of its ESG credentials, the world’s disabled are often ignored. An app to reward both the able-bodied and disabled while they exercise has been established and pays its users in crypto tokens, which can be used to pay for equipment and future workshops. How inclusive is your company really and has it ignored this huge market? Full Artic...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: NFT and copyright challenges - since the explosion of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in 2021, copyrights have been a major problem in the industry as many fake and cloned NFTs have been sold to individuals who have little or no knowledge about them. Although there are many authentic tokens which have been sold fo...

The global economy stutters, but maybe we will see lower electricity prices - An analysis of the current economic backdrop of rising inflation, lower economic growth and the prospect of interest rates increasing further. Coupled with this we have seen the prospect of utility bills rising substantially, particularly in Europe and the UK. However, help may indeed be at hand. If Europe can weather th...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: How blockchain technology can support corporate ESG credentials - due to its tamper-resistant nature, blockchain fits as an assurance of accuracy and transparency of data. This decentralised database of records is designed to facilitate raw data authentication problems. The technology acts as a light node to...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: Ethereum’s: the Merge - Ethereum’s (ETH) long waited upgrade, ‘the Merge’, has heralded an exceptional occurrence in the crypto space because its success could kickstart a number of chain reactions. But a lot has happened since the Ethereum network began merging with Beacons Chain, raising many questions for...

Muslims and the metaverse - the Islamic faith is practiced by approximately 1.8 billion people worldwide, 240 million of whom live in Southeast Asia but for a metaverse to be generally permissible in this area of the globe, it would need to be in line with the guiding principles of the Islamic faith, known as Shariah. When considering this, therefore, a Shariah-based metaverse could have the poten...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: The rise of ‘digital nomads’ and decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) - it is estimated that by 2035 there could be as many as one billion digital nomads globally, which could generate $5.5trillion of tax revenues. No wonder governments are scrambling to attract these young, mobile and well-educated...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: By 2030, metaverse revenues p.a. to be worth more than the GDP of Japan - it is estimated that the metaverse will generate $5trillion of turnover by 2030; that is, more than the GDP of the world’s third largest economy. Globally, the metaverse is set to change the tourism, retail, entertainment and education...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: Muslims and the metaverse - the Islamic faith is practiced by approximately 1.8 billion people worldwide, 240 million of whom live in Southeast Asia but for a metaverse to be generally permissible in this area of the globe, it would need to be in line with the guiding principles of the Islamic faith, known as...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: Tokenisation is not new, but where does it lead to? - tokens have been used in the UK since the 17th century and payments have used tokenisation to protect data since 2001. Now we are seeing a rise in tokenisation of assets disintermediating traditional financial markets. With the tokenisation of cash and mut...

In recent times cryptocurrency prices have plummeted, with market confidence shaken. Yet not all is as gloomy as it might seem. Albeit Bitcoin’s many alleged funerals, the reality is that so-called ‘crypto winters’ have thus far not resulted in the death of Bitcoin (or crypto assets more broadly). Whilst fears about price volatility are often used as sticks to beat up the crypto industry, there is...

Crypto’s flight to transparency - the decision to freeze withdrawals by Celsius and Three Arrows Capital only weeks after Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin collapsed has dealt yet another blow to investor confidence in crypto. The regulatory and, ironically, transparency puzzle pieces are still missing from the crypto jigsaw. Recent events have been attributed to failings of decentralised finance (De...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: Blockchain and crypto adoption in Latin America  - some Latin American countries have turned to virtual money as a safer and more profitable option following the fall in government-regulated currencies. Between 2019 and 2021, the use of cryptocurrencies in Latin America rose by 1,370%; at about...

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics: Is the UK more receptive to digital assets than you think? - the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has come under pressure to speed up the time it takes to admit new organisations to its crypto register and has also provided greater regulatory clarity around digital assets. Meanwhile, the UK government, Treas...