126. Are banks banking on crypto in 2020?

Simon Taylor is back in the hosting seat again and this week he's joined by returning guest Aman Kohli, CTO of Banking & Capital Markets UKI at DXC. Together they talk about the latest news in blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto including: Brave Passes 10 Million Monthly Active Users and Sees 19% Growth since 1.0 Launch (02:15) SEC Reveals Telegram’s Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor (09:45) With parliament approval, German banks to sell and custody crypto in 2020 (13:01) China begins Phase 2 of digital yuan roll-out (18:42) Commerzbank, Credit Suisse and UBS execute first live transactions on the Deutsche Börse-HQLAx securities lending platform (25:28) Huobi joins China telecom and finance giants to form state-backed blockchain alliance (34:16) The Tweet of the Week comes from Twitter CEO @Jack about his upcoming move to Africa. Why not send us your best tweets? See if you can get a shout out on the show! (37:13) Check out our brand new documentary 11:YEARS - the Rise of UK Fintech now. Head over to 11years.film to watch for free, and share using #11YEARS. If you enjoyed the show and, as ever, don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Want to join the conversation on all the topics discussed? Tweet the show at: www.twitter.com/bchaininsider Special Guest: Aman Kohli. Links: Brave Passes 10 Million Monthly Active Users, and Sees 19% Growth since 1.0 Launch SEC Reveals Telegram’s Communications With Investors, Seeks to Question Advisor With parliament approval, German banks to sell and custody crypto in 2020 China begins Phase 2 of digital yuan roll-out Commerzbank, Credit Suisse and UBS execute first live transactions on the Deutsche Börse-HQLAx securities lending platform Huobi joins China telecom and finance giants to form state-backed blockchain alliance Tweet of the Week