{"id":4630,"date":"2021-07-02T10:09:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T09:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/?post_type=tc-podcast&#038;p=4630"},"modified":"2021-11-15T13:33:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T11:33:05","slug":"looking-at-the-future-of-bitcoin-and-blockchain-with-diana-biggs","status":"publish","type":"tc-podcast","link":"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/podcast\/looking-at-the-future-of-bitcoin-and-blockchain-with-diana-biggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking at the future of Bitcoin and blockchain with Diana Biggs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>On the second episode of Her Voice, we had the honour of receiving <strong>Diana Biggs<\/strong>, the CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/valour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valour<\/a>. For those who are not fintech or crypto <em>aficionados<\/em>, Valour is a platform for exchange-traded financial products (ETPs) with the mission to provide the most accessible way to invest in digital assets. A crypto fan since 2013 and formerly the global head of innovation, private banking, at HSBC, Diana Biggs is an expert when it comes to innovation in finance. Together, we discussed the overall evolution of the \u201ccrypto craze\u201d, the surging popularity of NFTs (aka Non-Fungible Tokens), and also the challenges facing women in this industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On the rise (and not fall) of the blockchain<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/hv_db_e2_vertical-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration with a photo of Diana Biggs, the CEO of Valour, with bitcoin illustrations in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-4631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/hv_db_e2_vertical-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/hv_db_e2_vertical-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/hv_db_e2_vertical-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/hv_db_e2_vertical-150x267.jpg 150w, https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/wp-content\/uploads\/hv_db_e2_vertical.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dianabiggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diana Biggs<\/a> is a long-time pioneer when it comes to cryptocurrencies and the blockchain. She started using computers at the very beginning of the internet and has witnessed the blockchain\u2019s early days. Her first interaction with Bitcoin and crypto occurred while she was working in international development, and they were looking at the issues with overseas money transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When the blockchain first came up, I thought this was something interesting and that it could be really important. The overall energy reminded me of those early days of the internet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBitcoin\u2019s main innovation is contained in the nature of the used protocol, which made it impossible to double-spend transactions. <strong>The fact that there&#8217;s no single person or entity in any way controlling Bitcoin also means that you can&#8217;t shut it down<\/strong>,&#8221; says Diana Biggs when explaining the reasons for the BTC\u2019s success and longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why you might consider investing in NFTs soon&#8230;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The NFT craze is a phenomenon that is shaking the traditional art and music sector, with the markets being accessible to anyone ready to spend some of that crypto money. For example, Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, sold his first tweet ever as an NFT for over $2.9 million. Sounds crazy?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, maybe not that much, if we believe in the uniqueness of such tokens: \u201cNFTs are non-fungible tokens: they are not interchangeable. The most obvious and immediate use case for that type of token has been artwork, collectable items, things to which you would want to add value, by certifying their uniqueness. We first saw that a few years ago with the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/12\/03\/people-have-spent-over-1m-buying-virtual-cats-on-the-ethereum-blockchain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CryptoKitties<\/a> craze. At the time, they were the first things of this type, but NFTs kept coming up from there,\u201d says Diana Biggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8230;even if you\u2019re a woman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our fintech expert, however, would like to see more women getting comfortable with finance and such investments: \u201cWealth managers are missing out on trillions of dollars because of the way women are treated as investors. Ignoring women as customers is not serving their cause.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you want to know more? Listen to the podcast for our full conversation with Diana Biggs, and hear what she has to say about Bitcoin\u2019s energy impact and Elon Musk\u2019s tweeting frenzy.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interview with Valour\u2019s CEO on cryptocurrencies, NFTs and the gender investment gap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4633,"template":"","tags":[63,27],"podcast-category":[119,68],"class_list":["post-4630","tc-podcast","type-tc-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-finance","tag-tech","podcast-category-her-voice","podcast-category-the-choice-podcasts","description-off"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Looking at the future of Bitcoin and blockchain with Diana Biggs - The Choice by ESCP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An interview with Valour\u2019s CEO on cryptocurrencies, NFTs and the gender investment gap.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/escp.eu\/thechoice\/podcast\/looking-at-the-future-of-bitcoin-and-blockchain-with-diana-biggs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Looking at the future of Bitcoin and blockchain with Diana Biggs - 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