Fran Strajnar
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There's not a single person in the western world, in high-finance especially, that has not at least heard of this exponentially disruptive tech. We are about to exit the early 'deceptive-stage
The mode of payment for goods and services has been evolving since human beings started trading with each other during the early millennia. Over the last few years and looking ahead into the future, the way in which we exchange money for goods and services has and will see unprecedented growth and innovation due to advances in technology that is now part of our daily lives.
As detailed in many of our weekly [reports](reports/) and past newsletters, lines are being drawn in the sand by those in the [Blockchain Protocol Wars](news/blockchain-protocol-wars/). This week was huge, with several product/protocol announcements from well funded FinTech companies working with Blockchain Technology.
By now everybody has heard of Bitcoin, and to some extent 'The Blockchain' technology which birthed it.
Bitcoin's Scalability has been an industry debate for, arguably, years. Brave New Coin (BNC) has reached out to those with vested interests, and working in this industry, for their perspective.
Following Cuba’s introduction of public wifi, and easing tensions between the country and the US, Bitcoincuba and Airbitz are entering the market.
[Magnr, ](news/bitcoin-and-banks-the-race-is-on/)has promoted former COO Colin Kwan to CEO. Kwan will oversee the development of an experimental undertaking dubbed “Project Kodo.”
This week in numbers, our mid-week Bitcoin Markets Report is published & we dive into 2015: a year when 'Blockchains for Banks' became a common news theme.
The bitcoin Block Size debate is the single most important industry issue since the MtGox collapse. BNC has constructed a broad survey to ask 'What does the greater community think?'
China's [currency devaluation](news/bitcoin-in-numbers-currency-wars-and-bitcoin/) two weeks ago, combined with the country's less than expected growth rates, sent the world stock markets tumbling. Nobody survived the bloodbath with most world stock markets suffering significant corrections. The biggest Rally of 2015 has turned into the biggest Reversal Since Lehman.
