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Bitcoin. Crypto. Blockchain. Familiar words, but what do they ACTUALLY mean? And why so much hype? What are the big-picture ramifications for the world? Is blockchain, the tech behind Bitcoi...

Trained as an economist, Maxim Beatty approaches the subject from an aggregate demand Keynesian perspective. He's also a battle-hardened ent...

What does the near and long term future hold for cryptocurrency and blockchain? Have we opened a Pandora's Box from which there is no return...

Okay, you now know all the theory and the history of cryptocurrency. How do you go about acquiring it? What should you NOT do? Here are all...

Although it may result in a Utopia for some gun-toting libertarians, it is important for everyone to recognise the challenges for society an...

How can blockchains be used in data management? Credential verification, intellectual property management, decentralised data storage and ma...

How can businesses use blockchains? Pharmaceuticals, supply chain management, stockmarkets, and real world asset tokenisation are just some...

How can blockchain technology improve governments? Blockchains can be leveraged to improve the functioning of governmental organisations by...

What was Silk Road? What happened to Mt. Gox? Why did the FBI shut down the BTC-E exchange? Was BitConnect a Ponzi scheme? There has been no...

What are stablecoins? How do stablecoins work? What is their purpose? Combining the instant, global portability of cryptocurrencies with the...

What is blockchain securitisation? Beyond purely digital assets, blockchains can also be used to represent real world assets like securities...

Friedrich Hayek theorised about the idea of creating competing currencies in order to facilitate the evolution of more sound money. After Bi...

Cryptocurrency has legions of fans in the libertarian community, who admire its ability to circumvent government's traditional, regulatory c...

In early 2015 at a cryptocurrency Meetup at a local Starbucks in Manila, the Philippines, a bedraggled, moped-riding Englishman tried to con...

Since its early days as a mere curiosity, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have attracted a colourful collection of personalities enthusia...

In 2017, Bitcoin's popularity had become a problem. Effectively unable to process more than 400,000 transactions per day (Visa claims to pro...

Why is cryptocurrency valuable? What is driving the stratospheric valuations? Could cryptocurrency really be a Pandora's Box that recalibrat...

The genius of Bitcoin is how Satoshi Nakamoto managed to put together the different technological pieces of the puzzle to create a truly dec...

This episode, we delve into the technological breakthroughs that had to happen in order for Bitcoin to be invented. Apologies for the absurd...

Understanding the functions and history of money forms the foundation for understanding cryptocurrency. This episode looks at the economic f...