Wow. Powerful and thought provoking article, which helped express ideas I have been circling round but not coalesced in this extraordinary way. If trust was a watershed moment in human evolution,
The Blockchain Doesn’t Care About You
What is this blockchain, on which we store our cryptocurrency? It's not your bank: it has no customer service department, no helpdesk, no pens on the end of bits of string. It won't lend a
UK Crypto-task Force findings demonstrate lack of understanding of industry
This depressingly good analysis of the UK Crypto Taskforce report reminds me of those senators cross-examining Zuckerberg in the summer… How can people who patently don’t understand a technology,
Private Chains Vs. Public Chains
The difference between private and public blockchains is important, and whilst both represent similar technologies, the extent to which they are decentralised varies greatly. This article highlights
What you do, and do not, need to know about the blockchain
Keeping up with all aspects of all technological advances is impossible in 2018. We just need to know enough to put things to work for us, safely and effectively. Today we dive in - a little way -
NatWest hit by online banking problems
Oh dear, yet another failure of traditional banking infrastructure. When it all works fine - which it generally does - it’s easy to forget how little control we truly have, over what we laughably
Bitcoin’s Terrible Month Isn’t Actually All That Bad
Although prices remain in the gutter, there are important things happening in the background in terms of regulation and industry. BlockSparks are relieved to remind everyone that we are NOT financial
The Crypto Confidence podcast is here!
Welcome to the introductory episode of the Crypto Confidence show - where we want to help you take your first steps in the new crypto-economy, the safe and smart way. If you like what you hear, we’ll
Opinion: Why it would be bad for Bitcoin, to “find Satoshi”
I recently came across a post seeking crowdfunding to unmask the creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. No, I don’t intend to link to it. But when I last looked, the project had raised nearly half of
As No-Deal Brexit Looms, UK Blockchain Startups Are Weighing Options
Will Brexit lead to the UK following the US into regulatory isolationism, to the detriment of its place in the blockchain revolution? That’d be a crying shame, like everything else about
Why design is the killer app for crypto
Key takeaways are the comparison with how road signage had to change to cope with faster traffic and that design also needs to come up with standardised ways of writing addresses and long crypto
These Crypto Nomads Are Using Bitcoin (And Ether) To Travel The World
Travel without borders - the BlockSparks team aren’t quite ‘digital nomads’, but many of us are lifestyle immigrants who enjoy the advantages of our completely location-independent work, and these
Crypto and blockchain podcasts we love
Here at BlockSparks we’re getting ready to launch our own podcast offering on the world. But before we do that, we wanted to talk about some of the podcasts we listen to in the cryptospace already,
57 ERC-20 Tokens Added to BitGo Custody Service, Institutional Money Coming Soon
Other people’s money demands different standards, and improved custodial solutions will open the door to institutional investors. BitGo is part of an ecosystem of providers who are changing the way
Top 10 Books on Crypto & Economics You May Need
Some excellent ideas here for the summer reading list, and this article includes some less-than-obvious recommendations. Depending on how you discovered all that crypto has to offer, it really makes