Infosys Finacle and Let’s Talk Payments have released a global survey report titled “Blockchain Technology: From Hype to Reality,“ in which 80% of respondents believe that Blockchain technology could see widespread commercial adoption of Blockchain technology as early as 2020. The survey included responses from more than 100 financial services professionals who work for 75 financial … [Read more…]
So you might have heard that Dogecoin co-founder Jackson Palmer is taking what he calls an “extended leave of absence” from the cryptocurrency community. This doesn’t mean he’s written off the idea of coming back at some point in the future. It just means he’s gotten sick of the “toxic” atmosphere in which wannabe entrepreneurs … [Read more…]
Blockchain advocates really promise a lot. The Blockchain ledger can turn the financial sector on its ear by providing greater transparency, cutting out the middleman, and creating records that can’t be easily tampered with after the fact. This kind of big talk can really make people wonder if they can put their Bitcoin where their … [Read more…]
What is one thing that most proponents of decentralized Blockchain applications don’t like to think about? That one thing may involve all the ways that the Blockchain is very much like a government. Both require a general consensus that the entities involved are valid ones that can outperform competitors. Both can provide tools for transactions, … [Read more…]