Nuggets Newsletter — Week #8: The urgent need for Nuggets highlighted once again

Dom Gilmore
Nuggets
Published in
3 min readMar 24, 2018

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What’s the opposite of a slow news week? A fast news week? Whatever it’s called, we’ve certainly had one…

Could blockchain technology have avoided the Facebook breach?

This week’s global headlines have been dominated by the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook story. Check out what Seema had to say on the matter and her view on how blockchain gives us the chance to redress the balance of power in terms of personal data storage.

Read Seema’s blog here.

Interviewed by Ivan on Tech

On Wednesday morning, our founders Alastair and Seema were interviewed live for Ivan on Tech. Ivan’s one of the top blockchain YouTubers, racking up millions of views on his videos.

Watch what happened when he caught up with the Nuggets team.

block3 Community Meetup

Then it was off to Nottingham, for a block3 Community meetup. There was a great turnout, and the audience was keen to know more about Nuggets after Alastair’s presentation.

This was our second meetup event and we’re excited to do more in the future.

International Fintech Conference 2018

We headed straight back to London on Thursday for the International Fintech Conference. HM Treasury had chosen us to exhibit alongside 100 of the UK’s most exciting fintech companies, and the delegates were certainly keen to hear about Nuggets. A super-productive day!

Dallas Rushing reviews Nuggets

We made our second appearance on YouTube of the week in a video review by Dallas Rushing. See what he had to say on the benefits of Nuggets.

RetailTech Top 50

Nuggets has been named in the European RetailTech Top 50 List by FUTR and Cognizant — woohoo! 🎉

See who else made the list.

Ditch the password

Alastair’s article on passwords as ‘a security disaster waiting to happen’ was published in TechBullion.

He argues that blockchain and biometrics are the future of identity management — and that this is win-win for consumers. Find out why.

E-commerce payments made easy

New on our founders’ blog: Alastair’s written about the future of online shopping. His outlook is positive — because Nuggets is making online transactions simpler, safer, and more seamless.

Seema on the radio

Listen to Seema speaking on US radio show, The Price of Business with Kevin Price. In this clip, she discusses personal data storage issues and the solutions Nuggets brings.

Breaking boundaries: Nuggets showcased at world-leading blockchain event

Our Senior Strategic Advisor Sally Eaves was event ambassador and keynote speaker at the Blockchain Innovation and Investment Summit in Dubai. Sally spoke on blockchain technology’s power to transform lives, while Nuggets was showcased as a ‘breaking boundaries’ exemplar of bleeding edge innovation.

Sally also presented to diplomats, media and business leaders at an event by newspaper AlBayan. Exciting new partnerships are in the pipeline — stay tuned for updates!

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