Nicky Morris

@zhusu This guy transformed a really undesirable tract of land on an island bit.ly/3t7aBvI + he's into blockchain ...

Thinking about buying all the good-class bungalows in Singapore and turning them into parks & regenerative farming #Bitcoin $BTC

@ofnumbers @inside_r3 also many startups have had desk space and fewer some seed funding Don't consider their activities as R3's But maybe R3 had awareness and should have known re overlap of XDC

@ofnumbers @inside_r3 Absolutely not dismissing it. But there are a ton of questions Biggest: who has initial coins... and details re governance

Story from South African who stayed in Wuhan dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-0…

If passed, this bill could fulfill a long-standing dream of U.S. law enforcement: the end of private, encrypted messaging on the Internet. eff.org/deeplinks/2020…

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The pan European #blockchain network is starting to form All 27 EU members states + 3 others will have nodes, the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure #EBSI @belnet_be first Belgian node @SmalsResearch to follow @EUBlockchain @EU_Commission ledgerinsights.com/europe-blockch…

@odtorson @sytaylor But brand matters, so will be able to leverage their brands when they eventually acquire key custodians

Is anyone at a global custodian like State Street or BNY genuinely concerned about direct custody

@embeddedfinance @sytaylor Totally agree

@antony_btc @davidgerard Usability, accessibility is key But for any innovation, timing is just as important If not soon for #CBDC, then could be too late... That's the takeaway from @Libra_ People underestimate how important timing is @Bill_Gross gave this excellent talk bit.ly/3c5MeGu

Interesting read from @davidgerard about Finland's 1990s experiment with CBDC. "Avant was launched in 1993, and discontinued in 2006. It was never very popular, because it was annoying and expensive to use — and plain debit cards were just better." davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/202…

@CdennehyChris @LedgerInsights Agreed. But for now we lumped it under 'tools'

@LedgerInsights Best interoperability solution would also be a good category. These projects will all need to be able to talk to one another.

Nominations now open for the Enterprise #Blockchain Awards Nominate the best project in your industry sector Which do you think is the best app, consultant, association, technology, MVP? ledgerinsights.com/enterprise-blo…

@Rahul_J_Mathur @james_downes @nigelwalsh @insurtechtalk @FGraillot @psb_dc @floriansemle @kalydeoo @KBendelak @TheRudinGroup @FinMKTG @SpirosMargaris @Baloise_Group PPI sold to people who could never claim eg. the self employed. Despite employment status being on most mortgage/loan applications Suspect AI might help *if* criteria correct Nonetheless you're right, type of moral hazard Sub prime mortgages (SPM) and PPI not dissimilar

@james_downes @nigelwalsh @insurtechtalk @FGraillot @psb_dc @floriansemle @kalydeoo @KBendelak @TheRudinGroup @FinMKTG @SpirosMargaris @Baloise_Group Agreed, but, this is the same with PPI, right? Harmless at first - for your benefit but is it all really for the customer or is the train company offloading some of its customer benefit and bereavement expenses onto the customer? I'd love a world of embedded stuff but not jail

As 'embedded' / 'transparent' insurance is an increasingly discussed topic, what it means in terms of tech & product innovation. #InsurTech #FinTech ➡️  baloise.com/en/home/news-s…

From time to time there are serious operating system vulnerabilities make the headlines. This one is right up there ...

@avc I think you believe in the project and its goals But FB argument doesn't stand up 2 of 3 @Libra_ operating execs worked at firm founded by Marcus FB/Marcus is on board. @Xapo on board (funded by Marcus), @a16z (FB funder) on board. 3/5 So influence > 50%, not 1/21 Optics

I wrote a bit about my trip to Geneva yesterday to attend the inaugural Libra Association council meeting

@dapper_labs @NBA @TheNBPA @CryptoKitties @CHZWZRDS @nba_topshot What are the scalability plans?

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@prestonjbyrne If instead the collateral is trade finance it starts to make more sense. Typically done at 1.4 collateral + those rates are not atypical. Has the Reddit bot comment referred to in blog post disappeared?

@odtorson @compleatang Spot on @odtorson Smells like first and second class citizens.... Can't see how this wouldn't be discrimination. Imagine votes relating to pensions. There's a rationale behind the 18 year old rule. But some argument for giving the vote at younger age.

1/5 The @bankofengland (BofE) will *consider* allowing @libra_ stablecoins and other fintechs to deposit money at central bank. Biggest fintech news this week?

Controversy re @ASX #blockchain settlement project #CHESS @Deloitte wrote a report re concerns that ASX is extending its monopoly power. + is CHESS a #DLT? There's no consensus, only ASX writes to ledger. Intentional part of @digitalasset tech ledgerinsights.com/blockchain-aus…