The Bitcoin halving – why is this important? Satoshi Nakamoto launched Bitcoin in 2009, but it’s only after each wave of economic disaster that we realise why his genius was so insightful and Bitcoin...
The Panama Papers: How can we foster financial transparency in government? The Panama Papers leak has dramatically focused the UK’s public eye on tax avoidance. Although the scale of the offshore tax avoidance industry...
The media have recently reported on Cuba’s first documented Bitcoin transaction. My wife and I went on holiday to Cuba in mid-2013, and being a total geek I did this with an eye to...
Digital Currencies Event At The Sussex Innovation Centre Wednesday 17th June 2015 17:30 We will be attending the Digital Currency event at The Sussex Innovation Centre Thursday 17th June. Guest speakers currently include Dr...
MetaLair’s Response to HM Treasury Call for Information. Submitted 30.11.14 – PDF version About MetaLair Ltd is pleased to respond to the HM Treasury digital currencies call for information. MetaLair Ltd is a digital...
The popularity of currencies that experts claim have no intrinsic value is rising – do they have it wrong? Financial experts often state that a currency needs to be backed by a government to...
An open letter to all UK banks: don’t let global organisations dominate the UK’s Bitcoin market. MetaLair.org’s website has been down for nearly two months, so where have we been? The answer: trying to...
by Joe Curtis| 13 March 2014 The crytocurrency movement is turning mainstream. Bitcoin is no longer the currency of libertarians as it comes closer to mainstream adoption, claim users. Critics of the digital medium...
BY CHRIS OSBOURNE • FEBRUARY 6, 2014 Our full Q and A for the article: What processes are needed to get the mainstream to adopt bitcoin as a method of payment? A lot of...
by Joe Curtis| 16 January 2014 Cryptocurrencies could change the nature of transactions forever. LATE LAST YEAR a man walked into a San Francisco library, headed to the science fiction section and quietly turned...
