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The UK economy could benefit from a digital pound, but is there a role for crypto?
There’s much excitement among bitcoiners right now – but are they about to be disappointed?
An expert in the field of cryptocurrencies answers the question: Is crypto really here to stay or is it just a fad?
It may not be possible to avert a a cryptocurrency crisis, but it can be contained.
Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Maybe. When good ideas prosper, so do replicas, diluting the power of original thinking.
The licence didn’t extend to trading in cryptocurrenices, and had been granted to a firm FTX took over, rather than FTX itself.
Cryptocurrency exchanges like FTX aren’t safe. Here’s what every crypto investor needs to know.
Creators of NFT art are organizing themselves into new art scenes, but they are still searching for cultural legitimacy while museums remain skittish.
Despite a recent crash in value, universities are using cryptocurrencies for a variety of purposes and reasons.
Individuals, businesses and organisations around the world have felt the ripples – sometimes waves – from the FTX crash. Kim Jong-un is likely feeling them too.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, his on-and-off girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, and others involved in the company were reportedly in a polycule together.
Even though some traditional financial firms parked millions in the bankrupt company – once valued at $30 billion – the impact of FTX’s spectacular crash is limited to crypto investors
The founder of the now-defunct exchange for trading cryptocurrencies believed in ‘earning to give.’
The rise of decentralised exchanges and growing regulatory pressure could strengthen crypto.
As criminals become more indiscriminate, anyone can fall for a scam – even you. But there are ways to stay vigilant and seek help.
Stand by for more drama in the days ahead.
Problems in yet another crypto-related company have raised further doubts about the sector.
The latest market chaos is set to continue and could result in more regulatory scrutiny.
Not all digital money is cryptocurrency. Digital money can take the form of card or mobile phone payments, central bank digital currencies and virtual currencies such as Zuck Bucks.
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Reader (Associate Professor) in Law, University of East London
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John Hawkins is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Financial Technology, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Economics, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor in International Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Finance & Financial Technology, ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading
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Co-director, Centre for Digital Business, University of Salford
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Policy Fellow, University of Leeds
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Professor of International Finance and Commodities, Trinity College Dublin
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Professor and Head, School of Business, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer & Director of the LLM. Research interests - AI and the law; Social relationships of trust; Sustainable futures, Australian National University
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Deputy Head of the Centre for Digital Finance, Associate Professor in Finance, University of Southampton
