Jonny Fry Posted

3 Years Ago |

DAOs: a new-fangled term to bamboozle novices into parting with their cash, but what role can they really serve?

Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) in the digital assets sector have been around since 2015 when by a team called Slock.it launch the first DAO. Slock.it’s  intention was to raise capital for different projects and start-ups. Using a smart contract, Slock.it programmed-in voting rights and ownership so that the initial investors in Slock.it received a token that gave them a share in the dividends, and capital loss and gains in direct proportion to the % of money that was raised. This was, in many...

DAOs: a new-fangled term to bamboozle novices into parting with their cash, but what role can they really serve?

Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) in the digital assets sector have been around since 2015 when by a team called Slock.it launch the first DAO. Slock.it’s  intention was to raise capital for different projects and start-ups. Using a smart contract, Slock.it programmed-in voting rights and ownership so that the initial investors in Slock.it received a token that gave them a share in the dividends, and capital loss and gains in direct proportion to the % of money that was raised. This was, in many

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A seasoned Investor take on the similarities between crypto and derivatives

 Written by Bryan Coyne is a non-executive Director of Kasei Holdings PLC and a director of emerging markets at  BGC Partners.

The 1983 movie “Trading Places” changed my life. It tells the story of an upper-crust executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and down-and-out hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) who are the subjects of a bet by successful brokers Mortimer (Don Ameche) and Randolph Duke (Ralph Bellamy) That was the day I realised my mundane legal career was going nowhere. I was intrigued by the world of derivative trading and the...

A seasoned Investor take on the similarities between crypto and derivatives

 Written by Bryan Coyne is a non-executive Director of Kasei Holdings PLC and a director of emerging markets at  BGC Partners.

The 1983 movie “Trading Places” changed my life. It tells the story of an upper-crust executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and down-and-out hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) who are the subjects of a bet by successful brokers Mortimer (Don Ameche) and Randolph Duke (Ralph Bellamy) That was the day I realised my mundane legal career was going nowhere. I was intrigued by the world of derivative trading and the

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Alternative Investments and Tokenisation in English and Chinese
Written by Peter Habermacher, CEO, Aaro capital

Alternative Investments and Tokenisation - investing in alternative assets is usually reserved for high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. It is also often a slow and paper-intensive process, one that is out of date relative to the new retail investing apps. In this note, we discuss how Blockchain technology can enable a more efficient and accessible process through tokenisation. Tokens are digital representations of assets which are issued and traded within a distributed ledger. They allow for faster and cheaper transactions, greater liquidity and access to a wider...

Alternative Investments and Tokenisation in English and Chinese
Written by Peter Habermacher, CEO, Aaro capital

Alternative Investments and Tokenisation - investing in alternative assets is usually reserved for high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors. It is also often a slow and paper-intensive process, one that is out of date relative to the new retail investing apps. In this note, we discuss how Blockchain technology can enable a more efficient and accessible process through tokenisation. Tokens are digital representations of assets which are issued and traded within a distributed ledger. They allow for faster and cheaper transactions, greater liquidity and access to a wider

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