Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
Thanks lagmassive. Translated (sort of!) here:
https://tinyurl.com/y46a3rh6
A few highlights:
"incorporating a degree of decentralization into token governance."
"Furthermore, Facebook's Blockchain does not have much to do with the ideology and promise of public blockchains. The Libra is already called "Zuckcoin", "Suckcoin" or "SiliconValleyCoin" on the internet. It is clear that a currency under the control of tech companies causes many people a frown."
"I would hope that all companies would see the value of a stateless currency that can be used by anyone without exception and that is not controlled by an entity".
"Although some argue that Bitcoin & Co. will not stand a chance against Facebook's market power and therefore will lose out if the Libra is launched, the project could also have a positive impact on the blockchain community. First, it will make millions of people familiar with terms such as blockchain, cryptocurrency and other concepts associated with technology overnight."
"Even paying for publisher content on the platform (micropayments) could be included."
Couple of thoughts: 2 billion people most of whom have had limited mainstream media exposure to blockchain at best, will suddenly start to be exposed to blockchain within a familiar user system (Facebook). That cannot be bad for crypto, Satoshipay etc. - it's a validation. However many in the industry suspect/know what FB is offering isn’t completely decentralised, and the industry distrusts centralised or partially centralised blockchains. On top of that the wider public's distrust of Facebook's handling of personal data, means that even if a small portion of Facebook users looked elsewhere for the same concept, the exposure for Satoshipay is very good.
Yep see 1st May RNS:
"As part of the Placing Announcement Vela announced that it intends to invest in the funding round currently being undertaken by Portr, an existing investee company of Vela. Within the Placing Announcement Vela included the Board's expectation of Vela's book value for Portr following completion of its proposed investment. At the present time Antony Laiker is deemed by the Board to be in possession of inside information relating to the proposed terms of the Portr funding until this information is published by Vela. As a result, Antony Laiker is unable to enter into a binding commitment at this time. It is expected that he will be able to do so shortly."
...forgotten why we're here? :)
Short memories!
BLU is the only way that I know of for private investors to invest in the future of micro/nanopayments - pocket change for the web, the end of subscriptions!
Aside from partnering with Europe's largest digital publishing house, Axel Springer
Satoshipay has received EU1m from the Stellar foundation
https://decryptmedia.com/5268/stellar-foundation-funds-satoshipay-grant-program
...and had a 5% stake bought by Börsenmedien AG (one of the leading media houses for finance information in the German-speaking region)
and isn't stopping there.
Stellar can do a 1000 transactions per second and has been tested up to 4,000 so it's a natural choice for micro/nana payments.
Come on people hang in there!
Rolling back ban on blockchain and crypto related ads.
https://tinyurl.com/yxt3gesn
Coincidentally and I'm sure not all ALL related...
"Facebook's rollback of this ban comes amid reports that the company is working on its own blockchain project"
"In December, Bloomberg reported that the company is building a so-called stablecoin that will allow WhatsApp users to send cryptocurrency payments to one another."
...figured something out. Aside from that, Satoshipay yesterday announced their Apple iOS Solar Wallet (soon to be found on the App Store) has touch/face ID
https://tinyurl.com/y36dbwwg
from AL: "TR-1 does NOT say he has been "dumping stock". If you read the placing RNS and read the TR-1 properly you will see that Kevin Sinclair has INVESTED a further £45,000 into Vela. His reduced PERCENTAGE holding is as a result of the issues of shares from the CLN."