S4 E15 Digital Bytes April 12th - Jonny Fry and James Tylee featuring James Ramsden, Astraea

Web 3.0: a new pathway for health? - the way in which we use the internet has evolved to where Web 3 is able to empower individuals and give them the ability to control their data (especially healthcare information) as opposed to big tech firms controlling and monetising their information. Blockchain is the technology behind Web 3.0 and is being used to secure patient data whereby bringing transparency and trust to the healthcare sector. The use of Web 3.0 in healthcare offers the promise of changing not only the way patient data is stored and handled but also how healthcare is administered as medics begin to use a range of new immersive Web 3.0 technologies. Full Article Here Will cryptos sink or swim? - despite all the doom and gloom that 2022 may have suggested, in 2023 cryptocurrency is showing a little more nuance and doggedness than predicted. With several forecasts from cryptocurrency analysts (some of which contradict) it is difficult to say if cryptos will, indeed, sink or swim. If we are to see traditional asset classes continue to struggle, will investors buy cryptocurrencies as the total number of people globally exposed to cryptos certainly continues to rise? Full Article Here Why do we need stablecoins, CBDCs or bank deposit tokens? - there has been considerable interest in stablecoins and many central banks are currently studying the potential of issuing CBDCs. In addition, there is the spectre of a new form of digital cash payment - ‘bank deposit tokens’. The demand for these digital cash entities is likely to expand as we see growing interest in the digitisation of real assets. Full Article Here Cryptoassets and judicial oversight of regulatory decisions - as regulation of cryptoasset activities becomes more extensive, judicial oversight of regulatory decisions becomes more important and the Financial Services and Markets Bill is expected to considerably expand regulatory rules relating to crypto assets. In light of this, it is of interest to examine developments that have arisen from judicial oversight of cryptoasset regulation so far. Full Article Here