Jonny Fry / James Tylee of Digital Bytes by Team Blockchain on Cyber.FM 26th November 2021 (Happy Thanksgiving USA!)

Jonny Fry is joined by James Tylee to discuss this weeks Digital Bytes newsletter featuring special guest: Grant Blaisdell, CEO, Copernic. We Discuss: Will the rise of bonds issued on blockchains lead to coupons being paid using stablecoins? – increasingly, banks and issuers have launched debt instruments using Blockchain technology to create digital bonds. Will this mean we could see bonds income ‘coupons’ being paid with digital currencies as opposed to fiat? Can the history of money portend as to the future role of Digital Currencies? - central bankers are scrambling to understand the pros and cons of digital currencies as some of their peers launch CBDCs. What lessons can we draw from history? The US$ was once issued by thousands of organisations and we should also not forget the rise and fall of five world reserve currencies since 1450. SSI: self-sovereign identity explained - self-sovereign identity (SSI) has seen a rapid adoption within finance, interestingly with both Centralised Finance (CeFi) and Decentralised Finance (DeFi). In the context of DeFi, it is often referred to as SSI’s enabler. Beyond finance, SSI’s  application has been growing too - spanning travel, e-commerce, supply chains, crypto, and other sectors. What remains a stumbling block for many is understanding what SSI is. What is so magical about it that it can fill in so many cracks across industries? Investments into crypto funds accelerates - the amount of capital being invested in funds (which, in turn, are buying cryptocurrencies) is growing as institutions and wealthy sophisticated investors commit increasing sums of capital to this asset class. For the first time, cryptos will soon let you own assets in space - two markets which stand to be the builders of a new class of wealth are cryptos and space. But it's the collision of the two that stands to have the most significant potential, not only to build new wealth but to significantly improve day-to-day life and activities on earth. This collision is happening now, and for the first time the general market will be able to buy and own pieces of space as space assets. The average person will be able to participate financially and benefit from the growth of the space economy. The time for you to own a piece of space is now, and crypto stands as the foundation for it.