It’s now a question of when, not if, so when, exactly, is this likely to be? — Recently, I published an article discussing what might happen when a Bitcoin ETF is approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US. The article was fairly comprehensive, but one question it didn’t answer (as I was reminded by several people who got in touch) was when this…

It’s a bold claim. Here’s why we should take it seriously. — Claims that Bitcoin will change hands for thousands or even millions of dollars have been made almost since the day of its inception and, so far at least, it hasn’t happened. In other words, we have a 100% failure rate of these claims coming true. But Bitcoin has been the…

A quick look at the incredible top line numbers — Somehow, it seems incredible that Bitcoin is fifteen years old today. But then, it also seems incredible that my daughter is the same age. Wasn’t it just yesterday she was just a little baby? Maybe some of us think of Bitcoin in the same way. In some ways Bitcoin seems…

Here’s why it’s a fact and not a debate — I have been full time in the Bitcoin world since 2017 and been lucky enough to travel the world, get involved with fabulous projects and speak or host a myriad conferences and events. During that time, certain questions come up time and time again, usually along the lines of: Is…

A view from the stage during the “Showman” tour while under hypnosis — I’d always been fascinated by the concept of hypnosis and suggestion, both in terms of its apparent power and the science that sits behind it. In fact, way back in 1990 whilst at Aston University in Birmingham, I’d attended an incredibly impressive lecture demonstration of hypnosis delivered by a gentleman…

Just how secure is bitcoin’s code against political or financial pressure? — This research was sponsored by Luno, a platform that allows users to buy, save and manage cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, a $5 million marketing campaign hit presses, screens, and devices everywhere advocating a change in bitcoin’s code from proof of work (POW) to proof of stake (POS). This ad, shown…

Why this is futile, irrelevant and simply won’t happen — This research was sponsored by Luno, a platform that allows users to buy, save and manage cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, a proposal was put forward to the European Parliament to ban all “proof-of-work” (POW) mining in the European Union (EU). While it was ultimately rejected in a fairly routine and…

(And perhaps that’s still too many) — This research was sponsored by Luno, a platform that allows users to buy, save and manage cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, Quantum Economics commissioned some custom research through 3Gem about the status of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the U.K. The results made for some compelling reading. A thousand respondents of…

Turns out bitcoin mining can solve our energy concerns rather than contribute to them — This research was sponsored by Luno, a platform that allows users to buy, save and manage cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin makes no apology for the power it consumes. It is, in fact, a feature rather than a bug. The proof-of-work (POW) algorithm that bitcoin uses is designed to solidify the concept of…