What 2019 Will Bring
Added by Hadley Stern in Industry, News
As I look back on 2018 – the year I chose to work full-time in the blockchain industry and joined Bloq – I see fount of innovation that we all witnessed. Institutions started taking blockchain and cryptocurrency seriously, opening incubator after incubator and we’ve some companies, including Fidelity, beginning to build real businesses in this space.. But we haven’t seen anything compared to what I believe 2019 will bring us. …
Crypto and More at CES 2019
Added by Lexy Prodromos in Industry, News
Last week, Bloq participated in the Digital Money Forum at the 52nd Annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), with chairman and co-founder Matthew Roszak speaking for the fourth consecutive year. Here two impressions of the emerging ideas and themes.
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Some Personal Predictions for 2019
Added by Steve Beauregard in Industry
At my core, I’m an optimist, and I’ve always been bullish on blockchain technology. As such, here are just a few of my predictions for 2019:
Tokenization will Continue
Where 2017 and 2018 were the years of ICOs, I believe that 2019 will be the year we start to see real assets become tokenized. I foresee slow and steady tokenization use within of real estate, exotic vehicles, and other previously non-fractional assets. One throttling factor for growth in this area will be the number of qualified custodians because many investors might not want to manage these tokens on personal wallets right away. …
PERSPECTIVES ON BITCOIN’S 10th ANNIVERSARY, PT. 2
PERSPECTIVES ON BITCOIN’S 10th ANNIVERSARY, PT. 1
Added by Bloq in Industry, People
Bloq has brought together a uniquely talented and passionate group that not only believes in the power of blockchain technology but, within that scope, still manages to offer a diversity of opinions.
Ten years after the production of the Bitcoin “genesis block” and, earlier, the publication of the Bitcoin whitepaper, here’s how the ensuing decade has impacted some of us here. You can also read our co-founder Jeff Garzik’s own story at Breaker. …
Thoughts from the Latin American Bitcoin Conference
Added by Steve Beauregard in Industry
I wanted to offer some thoughts and perspectives on the fourth annual Latin American Bitcoin Conference (LAbitconf) now that travel has cooled down coming out of the holidays.
The opening keynote by the unofficial, unconventional Bitcoin spokesman Andreas Antonopoulos. …