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Chris Skinner's Blog

Shaping the future of finance Welcome to The Finanser by Chris Skinner. The Finanser discusses all things fintech, finance, banking, technology and, most importantly, the future. Chris Skinner has been voted the most influential technologist in Britain and received a lifetime achievement award for his visionary approac

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Chris Skinner's blog
thefinanser.com > 2026 > 09 > crypto-isnt-a-scam-people-are

Crypto isn???t a scam??? people are

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (923+ words) Shaping the future of finance There is a problem with the way we talk about cryptocurrency. Every time there is a major fraud, hack, Ponzi scheme or spectacular collapse involving crypto, the headlines quickly become another indictment of cryptocurrency itself:…...

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thefinanser.com > 2026 > 08 > are-donald-trumps-actions-good-or-bad-for-cryptocurrencies

Are Donald Trump???s actions good or bad for cryptocurrencies?

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1246+ words) Shaping the future of finance There was a time when Donald Trump was not particularly keen on cryptocurrencies. In 2019, he declared that he was “not a fan” of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, arguing that they were highly volatile, based on…...

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thefinanser.com > 2026 > 08 > the-trustweb-revisiting-the-origins-of-moneykind

The TrustWeb: Revisiting the Origins of Moneykind

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (908+ words) Shaping the future of finance Ten years ago, I wrote a series of blogs called The Origins of Moneykind. They accompanied the launch of Digital Human and explored a simple question: where does money come from? Looking back a decade…...

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thefinanser.com > 2026 > 08 > the-strange-story-of-marmots-and-crypto

The strange story of marmots and crypto

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (759+ words) Shaping the future of finance Ten years ago on twitter, I kept getting messages from a guy called Preston Byrne about marmots. Marmots are basically the biggest squirrel in the world. Americans also call them woodchucks, although a woodchuck is…...