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Article by Patrick Thompson

Jimmy Nguyen joins Future of FinTech panel on ‘future of payments’
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24 August, 2020

Jimmy Nguyen joins Future of FinTech panel on ‘future of payments’

The panel focused on how COVID-19 has accelerated the move from cash to contactless payments, and how consumers are demanding...
BlockFi inches closer to US public listing
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23 August, 2020

BlockFi inches closer to US public listing

BlockFi has just closed a $50 million series C fundraising round that gave the company a valuation of roughly $400...
Russia issues landmark digital currency-backed loan
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23 August, 2020

Russia issues landmark digital currency-backed loan

The transaction between Expobank and Mikhail Uspensk is likely to set a legal precedent regarding digital currency in Russia.
Embattled DeFi project YAM poised to make a return
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22 August, 2020

Embattled DeFi project YAM poised to make a return

The YAM team announced it was able to raise enough funds to have their code audited, and is planning to...
DeFi showcases digital currency ecosystem’s problem
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21 August, 2020

DeFi showcases digital currency ecosystem’s problem

The digital currency ecosystem has a problem, and that problem shows in DeFi, Patrick Thompson writes.
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic now monitors Binance Chain
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21 August, 2020

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic now monitors Binance Chain

BEP-2 tokens—Binance’s equivalent to ERC-20 tokens—will now be monitored by London-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.

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