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Nigel Cassidy

Will blockchain technology be a boom for Britain?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money

Will blockchain technology be a boom for Britain?
Blockchain technology seems to be the prize many financial institutions are chasing, but why? From big banks to Fintech startups, creating a mainstream blockchain technology is the goal. The Blockchain Summit held in London today is a further testament to this, where delegates will discuss the next steps and long term impacts. So what's standing in the way of this technology serving the public, and do we really need it? To find out more, Matt Cox spoke to Garrick Hileman, a monetary innovation researcher and Economic Historian at the University of Cambridge and London School of Economics.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Matt Cox, Garrick Hileman


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Sue Dougan

This is Money: Exploiting savers and penalising borrowers.

Sue Dougan
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This is Money

This is Money: Exploiting savers and penalising borrowers.
It's This is Money, your essential week's round-up of the biggest money stories in the UK and abroad. This week, guest-host Sue Dougan teamed up with Editor Simon Lambert and Personal Finance Editor Rachel Rickard Straus from the Financial Website of the Year, This Is Money. On the agenda today; A further rate cut looks unlikely for now, but that's not stopped the banks from taking full advantage of the chance to punish savers and borrowers alike. Meanwhile, a Pensions Roadblock is what we're calling people scared off from trying to get their nest egg in order. Is it just a bit complicated, or totally hopeless? And we'll also be taking a look at a new book on the hidden threat of Big Data: it's Weapons of Maths Destruction. This is Money is presented in partnership with NS&I.
Guests:

Simon Lambert, Rachel Rickard-Straus


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: Should central banks develop their own cryptocurrencies?

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: Should central banks develop their own cryptocurrencies?
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are on the rise, so the debate in central banks is how to tackle digital money. Central banks certainly could enter this market, but would it be the right thing to do? Matt Cox has been hearing from monetary innovation specialist, Garrick Hileman.
Guests:

Matt Cox, Garrick Hileman


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: “Blockchain will do to finance, what containers did to shipping”

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: “Blockchain will do to finance, what containers did to shipping”
Peter Randall, CEO of London start up SETL, talked about blockchain and its impact on financial institutions. SETL is launching ‘the world's first commercial platform for using blockchain technology to register and settle securities transactions’. Peter discussed the platform.
Guests:

Chris Bailey, Peter Randall


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Georgie Frost

CONSUMING ISSUES: Does it matter who invented Bitcoin? And what are the problems with cryptocurrencies? Listen to Billy Bambrough from City A.M.

Georgie Frost
 CONSUMING ISSUES: Does it matter who invented Bitcoin? And what are the problems with cryptocurrencies? Listen to Billy Bambrough from City A.M.
Bitcoin is an unregulated, independent, decentralised virtual currency, thought to be impervious to fraud or theft and with no transaction fees. It was invented - it's claimed - by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. Then last week an Australian computer scientist named Craig Wright, came forward claiming he was Satoshi. But does it matter who invented Bitcoin? and what are the problems with cryptocurrencies? Listen to Billy Bambrough, City A.M.'s deputy news editor
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Billy Bambrough


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Nigel Cassidy

Morning Money: David Emm explains the increasing number of ransomware attacks

Nigel Cassidy
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Morning Money at 8:00

Morning Money: David Emm explains the increasing number of ransomware attacks
David Emm, Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab, joins Share Radio to talk about the increasing number of companies being attacked by Ransomware. Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing types of cyber threats, encrypts data on infected machines, then typically asks users to pay ransoms in hard-to-trace digital currencies to get an electronic key so they can retrieve their data.
Guests:

Louise Cooper, David Emm


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Sarah Pennells (1)

Ask Sarah: What Is Money?

Sarah Pennells (1)
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Ask Sarah

Ask Sarah: What Is Money?
Sarah Pennells is joined in the studio by money experts Frank Van Lerven from Positive Money, and on the phone with Steve Keen from Kingston University and Chris Skinner from the Financial Services Club to ask the question just what is money? From Bitcoin, to where money comes from, Sarah and her guests answer your questions live only on Ask Sarah.
Guests:

Chris Skinner, Frank Van lerven, Steve Keen


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Sandra Kilhof

Morning Money: How is the Greek crisis driving up bitcoin's value?

Sandra Kilhof
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Morning Money at 7:00

Morning Money: How is the Greek crisis driving up bitcoin's value?
Billy Bambrough looks at bitcoin and its increasing value in the Greek crisis. He speaks to bitcoin expert Garrick Hileman as well as Marc Warne, founder of bitcoin buying website Bittylicious.
Guests:

Billy Bambrough, Garrick Hileman, Marc Warne


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