Introduction Peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading is a relatively new innovation[1] which ties in closely with Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and Prosumers. “Peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity trading is a business model, based on an interconnected platform, that serves as an online marketplace where consumers and producers “meet” to trade electricity directly, without…

Introduction — Stablecoins have come under increased government and regulatory scrutiny as their global adoption has accelerated in recent years. Add to this the recent USD $40 billion collapse of the Tera/Luna stablecoin, and calls for their regulation have become increasingly vocal. Stablecoins Defined A stablecoin is defined by the following characteristics: · a…

Introduction Quite simply, without oracles, blockchains would be like computers without access to the internet. A blockchain oracle can be defined as follows; “Blockchain oracles are third-party services that provide smart contracts with external information. They serve as bridges between blockchains and the outside world.” The oracle’s primary purpose is to…

Introduction — The year is 2009, and the world is in the grip of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Governments across the globe are in the process of bailing out their central banks. At the same time, Satoshi Nakamoto included the following news headline within the Bitcoin blockchain, which was immutably time-stamped; …

A Digital Identity within a blockchain environment is very important to network participants. In order for a network participant to hold, retain and own valuable digital assets, they must have a Digital Identity. This also enables their ability to accumulate digital assets over time. In the context of this article…

I have been watching with curious interest the recent hype and digital asset price speculation surrounding NFTs. It seems like every day a new record price has been paid for a piece of digital artwork. So, what is all the fuss about? It is understandable that investors, collectors and speculators…