Luis Aureliano

The cryptocurrency markets have come a long way over the last eleven years. For anyone who’s been following, it’s been a rollercoaster ride. However, after emerging beaten and bruised from the ashes of the ICO boom in 2018, it’s becoming increasingly evident that cryptocurrencies have entered a new stage of maturity. Over the last two […]

When Bitcoin debuted in 2009, very few people could have imagined that it would birth a new industry with a market capitalization of close to £300B within a decade. Fewer people would have imagined that Bitcoin could birth a disruption that could potentially end the era of money backed by government sovereignty. Yet, in the […]

Ever since the British public took to the polls on the matter of the continuing membership of the European Union, the country has been in disarray. With only a narrow margin of victory for the Leave campaign, the country has been divided along Brexit lines for nearly three years now. The lack of certainty regarding […]

Diamonds are revered all over the world for their romantic symbolism, timeless beauty, and enduring value. But for the countries that produce them, diamonds have long been a curse. Some of Africa’s poorest countries have been ravaged by civil wars, insurgency, and political corruption, all born of the greed surrounding one of the worlds most […]

The EU’s dependency on energy imports is well documented, and it was drawn further into the spotlight after the recent Russian contamination issue, which saw nearly 5 million tons of crude halted mid-flow. Russia is losing upwards of $500 million per day from the suspension of its Druzhba cash cow, but importers reliant on Russian […]

Since 2014, the retail banking sector has undergone significant changes across multiple business verticals, in a bid to keep up with the rapidly shifting technological landscape. Access to digital and mobile banking, new offerings and strong customer focus have been adopted unanimously within the sector. But there’s one major weapon in retail banking’s arsenal which […]

When initial coin offerings (ICOs) first entered the financial world, a major part of their emphasis was put on circumventing traditional funding methods for startups. With the explosive growth of crowdfunding seen from platforms like Kickstarter and GoFundMe, ICOs were engineered to simplify, democratize, and expand the funding of startups without the help of traditional […]

For entrepreneurs in every industry, social media has completely changed the way we think about marketing and advertising to the latest generation of consumers. As 2018 is coming to a close, being active in social media is a no-brainer at this point. However, with the increase in social media marketing, another marketing tactic is on […]

When considering high growth stocks, there are a variety of reasons to look at iQiyi, Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ), often referred to as the “Netflix of China.” IQiyi is owned by the so-called “Google of China,” Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) and the company has been attracting new consumers quickly. After Q2 2018 earnings announcements, the company reported […]

Blockchain projects can largely be grouped into two classes namely; protocol blockchain projects and app blockchain projects. A protocol blockchain project builds its own blockchain architecture from the ground up without relying on the code, architecture or governance of any of the existing Blockchain projects. A protocol blockchain will typically be independent and operable without […]