Overcoming crypto’s trust issues: An interview with Diederik Van Wersch, Chainalysis
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Despite rapid growth in recent years, the crypto industry has historically faced a lack of trust from consumers and established financial entities. Blockchain data analysis firm Chainalysis, is looking to change this. In an interview at FTT DeFi, Diederik Van Wersch, Head of Mid-Market Sales EMEA at Chainalysis, told Future Identity Portfolio Lead, Laura Camplisson,
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Trust, transparency and the power of DeFi – Interview
Tuesday 16 August 2022
At FTT DeFi on the 12th July, 700+ innovators and creators came together to challenge the established thinking, and the establishment, when it comes to the future of financial services and beyond. At the event, Laura Camplisson (Product and Content Manager at VC Innovations) interviewed Genevieve Leveille, the Principal Founder and CEO of AgriLedger. Genevieve built
Real innovation is here – FTT DeFi key takeaways
Tuesday 19 July 2022
On 12th July we came together at County Hall for the launch of FTT DeFi – the one-day show exploring the opportunities and challenges of decentralised finance, crypto and Web3 in financial services. After wrapping up our launch event last week, we recapped some of the key takeaways as our community came together to connect,
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Rethinking financial services to unlock inclusive DeFi
Tuesday 05 July 2022
The traditional banking systems in place across the world have served billions of people and allowed them to save, invest and borrow for decades. But there are also billions of people who have been left behind as the conventional banking offering fails to meet their needs and they find themselves being excluded from the global
Can we clean up crypto?
Thursday 16 June 2022
Both the hardest critics and proponents of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can agree on the fact that, for better or worse, these digital currencies are fundamentally different from fiat currencies. One of the under-discussed differences between these two currencies is their energy consumption. In a 2022 report, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) estimated that Bitcoin
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Do rising hacks threaten the future of DeFi?
Tuesday 14 June 2022
With hundreds of billions of dollars of total value locked into the decentralised finance (DeFi) market, this burgeoning sector is rapidly becoming an attractive target for cyber criminals and hackers. According to a CertiK State of DeFi Security Report released earlier this year, more than $1.3 billion was lost across 44 DeFi hacks due to centralisation
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