Scottish ‘Brexit Research Paper’ Looks to Bitcoin
The Brexit debacle had caused quite a stir for Britain but has also leaked into the minds of people in other countries in the UK as well. Scotland is one of these regions that has people talking about leaving the EU’s monetary system. A recent paper written by Dr. Craig Dalzell discusses the possibility of Scottish independence, and the country’s....
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Dr. Craig Dalzell recently authored a discussion paper titled ‘Scottish currency options post Brexit’. This paper was written for a Scottish Think Tank called Common Weal. In the paper Dr. Dalzell discusses the ramifications of a possible Scottish currency after Brexit. There have been calls for another Scottish referendum seeking independence from the United Kingdom, after the UK in its own referendum voted to leave the European Union. Just after the results of the Brexit referendum were made known, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her intention of holding a second....
Prior to the Brexit vote, an independence movement fizzled in Scotland. In the wake of Brexit, some Scots are reconsidering independence. In considering what went wrong in 2014, some blame failure to sufficiently address currency issues. In the interest of not making the same mistake again, some Scots want to consider how a national currency would work. A paper, “Scottish currency options post-Brexit,” by Dr. Craig Dalzell, an M.Sci. and Ph.D. in laser physics and photonics, notes that should Scotland begin another independence campaign, it should do so from the standpoint of using....
Scotcoin is getting its day in the sun as RT News put out a story highlighting the cryptocurrency’s viability in a post-Brexit Scotland. The Russian-owned alternative news source interviewed Willie Fleming, the director of the Scotcoin Project, about the Scottish cryptocurrency. “Scotcoin is a cryptocurrency much like many other cryptocurrencies, similar to Bitcoin, one designed specifically for use by the Scottish people”, says Fleming. Scotcoin as alternative to traditional money transfers, and Bitcoin Fleming outlined the advantage provided to everyday Scots, showing how using Scotcoin....
Scotland decides to move out of the United Kingdom, then it has 9 different currency options including a cryptocurrency to choose from. People in Scotland have started exploring different currency options following Brexit. There have been calls for the Scottish referendum in the past. While Scotland decided against leaving the United Kingdom in the past, the recent vote by Englanders to leave the European Union may soon have the UK witnessing renewed calls for the separation of Scotland. The Common Weal think tank in Scotland has recently published a report with 9 different currency....
In the previous article, Scottish Independence, we highlighted Scotland's referendum for independence and a few notes about what it may mean. On Thursday the 18th of September, 2014, the Scottish people voted No to independence, choosing to remain within the union of the United Kingdom. According to gov.uk the majority vote won with a count of 55.3% to 44.7%. A significant factor about the voting turnout was the sheer number of people who did vote, 84.5% of the eligible voters. With the current dissolution with politics within the United Kingdom and globally, this was an astounding....