Finance and Technology, are two things that go hand in hand together. As more people are going cashless, and are using cards or applications to carry out transactions, what money do you actually see? 

In essence, you do not see any kind of money, instead it is carried out electronically. However though, you might have heard about Bitcoin before. But what is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is money which is digital and can be harvested, an underground sounding currency that is actually more widely used than you might have thought. 

Here within the UK, Cryptocurrency is beginning to gain a following and a force, with more people using and mining for Cryptocurrency using Blockchain methods, in order to spend on everyday items, via online shops and within physical shops who accept various Cryptocurrency payments as standard. 

Temple Melville of Scotcoin, a Project based within Scotland, gives an exclusive insight and introduction into how to get started with Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. 

For anyone wanting to learn more about Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, then take a look at the Scotcoin website, which can be found here: https://scotcoinproject.com/

Temple Melville, alongside with Thescillyindependent, also have more information in a handy and easy to understand document and guide to getting started with Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. 

From his up coming new book, entitled "Not Forgotten/Nicht Vergessen" is Poet, Ian Royce Chamberlain, who was due to be on The Isles of Scilly, for The Creative Scillies Festival, A festival of all things arts and creative based. "Not Forgotten/Nicht Vergessen" is an upcoming poetry book, that features poetry, which interlinks the old and the new, with elements from the wreck of the SS Schiller, a vessel that sank on the 7th of May 1875, whilst operating on her normal route. 

The SS Schiller, came to rest, before sinking on the infamous Retarrier Ledges, near to The Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Out of the 254 Passengers and 118 crew, only 37 people survived. The Death Toll, however was 335, and was one of the worse, in British Maritime History. 

Ian Royce Chamberlain, in this exclusive Podcast, for Thescillyindependent, gives us an insight into his new book, entitled "Not Forgotten/Nicht Vergessen" And explains how he came about with this new book, featuring both old and new takes on poetry, inspired by The Isles of Scilly. 

If you want to purchase Ian's new poetry book for £7.50 including postage, then contact him at the following: [email protected] 

Hello and welcome to Thescillyindependent Podcast. A brand new and exciting podcast that is for The Isles of Scilly and beyond. Thescillyindependent is quite possibly the worlds smallest online news outlet, for these unique islands that are located some twenty eight miles south west, of the delightful Cornish Coastline...... From Lands End, on a clear day, it is possible to see these stunning islands. Alongside Thescillyindependent, is our sister blog, fiveislandseye a creative and arts focused blog for the islands and again, further afield. 

This first Podcast, is an interview, with the fantastic Poet, David Redfield, who for this first podcast for Thescillyindependent and fiveislandseye, has given us an interview and an insight into why his inspiration are these fantastic islands. David's Poetry reflects the mystical and Celtic elements of these islands and his book Utter, is a true gem to read. Whoever said Poetry is not an art? When it is an art, and Utter, provides us with written art in it's purest form, with his Renga based poetry, for Lockdown.