I have been an investor, builder and advocate of Web3 since the initial release of the world computer, way back in 2015. In my experience, one of the many clear value-adds that Web3 offers over traditional models is that any successful, long-term model must be self-sustaining. This forces network designs…

As a technologist, my raison d’être is to solve challenging problems. Generally, the more difficult the problem, the more novel an approach becomes necessary to maximise the chances of success. It is evident that we — as a species — are facing perhaps the most challenging issue that we have…

Intrigued about Corda? Look no further — a compendium of learning resources to take you from novice to specialist. Like many Enterprise Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Corda is nascent, burgeoning and quickly taking advanced market share — particularly in financial & capital markets. …

Like every nascent technology, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) will ensure a paradigm shift across a number of industries — providing incredible cost savings, efficiency gains, and collaborative efforts from incumbents and startups alike. A large majority of the publicity and documentation surrounding DLT tends to focus on it’s novel techniques…

From the months of May — July, Ivno and R3 partnered to demonstrate how instant, collateral-backed tokens could profoundly transform capital markets and the incumbent financial systems. We were fortunate to be joined by 28 financial organisations including 18 banks and 3 securities exchanges who share our vision. The Trial…

Twenty-eight organisations including eighteen banks, three securities exchanges, and other large institutions participate in global tokenised collateral trial Ivno announces the successful completion of the first global token trial on R3’s Corda, hosted on Microsoft Azure. The Ivno Corda Trial was a world first with 28 participating organisations creating $18bn…

The year is 2008. Subprime mortgages have just started a chain reaction that would send shockwaves through the global economy, creating the worst recession in history. It would claim some scalps, and force Western governments to intervene — pumping trillions of dollars into the economy to prevent banking systems around…

The current state of Blockchain For those of you familiar with Gartner’s hype cycle, it will be immediately clear where Blockchain as an emerging technology resides, and in turn where it is headed. 2017 saw heady heights for the Crypto space (Peak of Inflated Expectations), followed in 2018 by a descent only seen in nascent…