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When crypto fails, hackers win
For years, Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has sold itself as the future of finance: transparent, decentralised, unstoppable. Now one of the most respected security figures in crypto is saying: get out whilst you still can. Manuel Aráoz, co-founder of OpenZeppelin, believes AI has fundamentally changed the security equation in decentralised finance but his latest warning is……
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Things worth reading: 12th June 2026
Things we’re reading today include … Europe’s Most Valuable Fintech Faces Banking-Supervision Reality Revolt challenger: Italian fintech unicorn Satispay to raise €120M and unlock a €1.27T investing opportunity What Does it Take to be a Top Neobank? UK regulator warns banks again of e-money and stablecoin contagion risk How Türkiye’s development bank is turning sustainability……
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Years ago, I said that everyone on Earth could make or take a digital payment … here’s the reality
Thirty years ago, a journalist laughed when I predicted that someone would one day make a payment from the top of Mount Everest. In 2013, it came true. Why am I thinking about this today? Because I am going somewhere that has a hidden secret. Going where? Uzbekistan. The hidden secret? Payme. Payme is one……
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The Finanser’s Week: 8th June – 14th June 2026
This week’s main blog discussions include … Diary of a Ponzi Scheme and it’s all about tokenisation I’ve just launched another new book! After the successful launch of Intelligent Bank with Huawei a few weeks ago I had, in the meantime, developed another book: Diary of a Ponzi Scheme. The scheme is all about Clint who creates a “Token……
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Things worth reading: 15th June 2026
Things we’re reading today include … Lloyds Bank speaks out over ‘completely incomprehensible’ change to customer accounts Lessons from Ireland’s Revolut revolution Britain’s banks see fraud cases spike after refund rules take effect Barclays to buy children’s debit card and money app GoHenry Bitcoin jumps to two-week high as US-Iran Hormuz deal boosts risk appetite……
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When crypto fails, hackers win
For years, Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has sold itself as the future of finance: transparent, decentralised, unstoppable. Now one of the most respected security figures in crypto is saying: get out whilst you still can. Manuel Aráoz, co-founder of OpenZeppelin, believes AI has fundamentally changed the security equation in decentralised finance but his latest warning is……
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When crypto fails, hackers win
For years, Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has sold itself as the future of finance: transparent, decentralised, unstoppable. Now one of the most respected security figures in crypto is saying: get out whilst you still can. Manuel Aráoz, co-founder of OpenZeppelin, believes AI has fundamentally changed the security equation in decentralised finance but his latest warning is……
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When crypto fails, hackers win
For years, Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has sold itself as the future of finance: transparent, decentralised, unstoppable. Now one of the most respected security figures in crypto is saying: get out whilst you still can. Manuel Aráoz, co-founder of OpenZeppelin, believes AI has fundamentally changed the security equation in decentralised finance but his latest warning is……
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When crypto fails, hackers win
For years, Decentralised Finance (DeFi) has sold itself as the future of finance: transparent, decentralised, unstoppable. Now one of the most respected security figures in crypto is saying: get out whilst you still can. Manuel Aráoz, co-founder of OpenZeppelin, believes AI has fundamentally changed the security equation in decentralised finance but his latest warning is……
