116. Blockchain as an excuse

Published: Oct. 3, 2019, 2 p.m.

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Simon Taylor is back this week to talk about the latest and greatest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including:

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  • Block.one agrees to pay $24M penalty for unregistered EOS ICO (01:32)
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  • Swiss Stock Exchange SIX lines up buyers for its Initial Digital Offering (12:05)
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  • Fidelity Digital Assets to Provide Custody for Bitcoin Derivatives Yield Fund (20:53)
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  • SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says digital assets could one day be \\u2018the money of the internet\\u2019 (27:16)
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  • Barclays, Overstock lead $8m funding for identity startup Evernym (32:10)
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  • LedgerX cries foul; CFTC says there\\u2019s no favoritism (35:52)
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The Tweet of the Week comes from @davidmarcus about well... libra! Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (37:44)

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We also bring you an amazing interview with Matthew Pollard, Founder and CFO at Archax! (41:33)

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Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS.

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If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don\'t forget to subscribe and leave a review!

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Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsider

Special Guest: Richard Cohen.

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