The Bank of England is planning a bitcoin-style virtual currency – but could it really replace cash? Shutterstock Bill Buchanan, Edinburgh Napier University January 3, 2018 1.15pm GMT Governments are extremely worried about cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. These virtual currencies mean you can make payments without involving the banks that most economies and government financial […]
How are bitcoin, cryptowallets and blockchain related? Some jargon busted … Shutterstock Efpraxia D. Zamani, De Montfort University December 15, 2017 1.54pm GMT When the bitcoin was first introduced eight years ago, it promised to change payments. People would be able to transact directly with each other, without needing to place their trust in banks […]
The big business revolution: why the future is blockchain Shutterstock Rob Gowers, Anglia Ruskin University and Jukka Aminoff, Anglia Ruskin University July 25, 2017 2.33pm BST The value of one bitcoin recently hit a record high of US$3,025, a staggering rise of over 200% in value this year alone. Aswath Damodaran, professor of finance at […]