Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Unless you have been asleep for the last year, you cannot have failed to catch the buzz around bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum’s Ether and Ripple’s XRP. There are even some coins that were created as a joke that are getting significant investments, such as Dogecoin. Dogecoin was … The post Why bitcoin is not a ‘fraud’ or ‘bubble’, but something you should take seriously appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Hi there, Judging by our analysis of earnings call transcripts, there’s one tech buzzword out there that corporate execs are talking up more than the rest and that’s AI. This week, it looks like Argo Group became the first insurer to mention cryptocurrencies on an earnings call. This was in reference to venture investments the specialty insurance underwriter has made in tech-enabled markets: “New tech enabled markets such as Cyber, Ecommerce, Crypto who is sharing gate economie

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

The main blog headlines are … Will platforms replace governments? I often talk about my week in Hangzhou last year, writing the case study on Ant Financial for the new book Digital Human, and particularly the words of Jack Ma on how he sees managing the Alibaba platform: Management. The … The post The Finanser’s Week: 12th February 2017 – 18th February 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Things we’re reading today include … UK banks facing further big hits for US fines, PPI payouts, and Carillion collapse RBS looks to be in the money – but looming fine may put paid to that Eyes wide shut: the $1.8 billion Indian bank fraud that went unnoticed A crucial … The post Things worth reading: 19th February 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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