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
£100m twins from south London created cryptocurrency in mum’s kitchen
Steve Williams (left) and brother Sam have become multi-millionaires Identical twins who grew up in a tough south London neighbourhood became multi-millionaires by designing one of the world’s leading
There’s a Problem With Crypto Funding – And Vitalik Just Might Have a Solution
Free riders --those who don't pay to play -- pose a problem in the crypto space, just as they do in a more traditional way for governments worldwide. Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has co-authored a
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
The Story of Decentralized Identity
The blockchain potentially offers us greater protection from identity theft, especially from fraudulent use of our personal bank accounts, as this article illustrates. The case for 'decentralised
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
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
Ledger finally has a good app for its crypto wallet
Finally, a much improved experience from the previous clunky chrome apps. Great to have everything in one place, and a single interface to manage your portfolio from. And a good excuse to make
How are Bitcoin and Other Crytpocurrencies Taxed?
The entire area of cryptocurrency and taxation remains murky and complicated, with no consistency from one jurisdiction to another. The peer-to-peer nature of crytocurrency transactions naturally
Estonia could offer ‘estcoins’ to e-residents
Following on from our own recent blog about Estonian e-residency (link), we came across this post from last year about the possibility of the country itself offering a crypto coin and an ICO. It’s an
Business schools race to offer lessons in blockchain and bitcoin
This is an interesting trend, we’ve noticed more and more of this kind of course popping up in our newsfeeds, with widely-varying costs and quality levels. Maya recently completed the University of
29% of Germans Interested in Investing in Cryptos, Study Finds
The recent downward spiral of cryptocurrency prices has done little to bring down the excitement around the industry in Germany, with 29% of the population viewing investing in cryptos as an