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First came Bitcoin, then came the blockchain; all about the myriad applications of blockchain technology and how decentralization is changing the world.

Venture Capital in Blockchain: Interview with Baptiste Cota
There has been a lot of hype around blockchain technology for years now. Notably because of Bitcoin, ever since Satoshi Nakamoto published his white paper in 2008. What the technology could do that would completely change the world. It was hailed as potentially truly transformative for the financial services industry. Maybe it will in time but so far it has not. These days, it is pretty hard to make sense of the real trends with all this noise around cryptocurrencies. However, there are some excellent use cases beyond that. Blockchain technology is much more than just crypto. And a few people know that and are investing in promising blockchain startups. We asked a few question to Baptiste Cota, Founding Partner at LeadBlock Partners, about what it is like to work in venture capital with a focus on blockchain.
By Fintech Review5 years ago in The Chain
The Complete Guide To Crypto Coin Creation
If we were to go back in time by about a decade and a half and ask someone if they would like to invest in a new kind of currency that does not have a physical representation and is not accepted by banks, they would have dismissed the idea as a fanciful flicker of imagination. Today, in contrast, the global valuation of cryptocurrency stands at a staggering $939.56 billion and is increasing day by day.
By Linda John5 years ago in The Chain
Blockchain Strikes Again: Solving The World’s Most Pressing Issue
What do Apple, Amazon, Google, Tesla, and AECROS have in common? Disruptive Innovation! Disruptive innovation replaces an old and established market with a new market and a value network. Disruptive innovation improves on an existing way of doing things and provides a better value to its customers, and it makes the early investors Millionaires!
By Shubh Patni5 years ago in The Chain
Blockchain scalability issues and the solutions offered by Layer 2 protocols
At the dawn of the blockchain age, Layer 1 laid the foundation for what has become one of the revolutionary industries in this Millenium. Layer 1 is the underlying main blockchain architecture. Ethereum and Bitcoin chains are considered Layer 1 and although these chains kickstarted the blockchain industry into gear, evolution is inevitable. As a way to meet the needs of scalability, Layer 2 solutions were introduced.
By Eidoo5 years ago in The Chain
Use of blockchain in the Medical Industry
Blockchains emerged as a technology for quicker money exchange transfers. It is an information storage and sharing system that, because of its openness, is reliable. Originally used in digital currencies such as Bitcoin, this technology was later used in other industries, such as insurance, finance, and even healthcare.
By Vikas Saini5 years ago in The Chain
The Future of Augmented Investment Management Industry: Will Blockchain and Technological Innovation
We are currently standing at the helm of the fourth revolution, where advances in computing power and lower costs of computing has enabled us to apply natural language processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning and neural networks to seemingly mundane tasks. Though our previous generations were instrumental in developing efficiencies in established processes, technologies of today go much beyond – offering an opportunity to augment these in new ways, and not simply eradicate established methods of managing wealth. These opportunities for wealth management are genuinely path breaking.
By AVNI SAVALIYA5 years ago in The Chain
Blockchain Development Company
How Does Bit Coin Work: Happy to someone new in the crypto space! I think I’ll give you a fairly short answer to help you understand the concept better.
By Henery Bloack5 years ago in The Chain
Satoshi's Good Name
If you want to create a more egalitarian world, the first step is to ensure the everyone has an equal opportunity to own the means of production of capital. For a long time we tried to engineer this utopian ideal through reallocation of assets via social systems: communism, democracy, socialism, and capitalistic oligarchy creating access through IPOs. So like any good engineer I started toying with the idea of building a technical system that could engender this humanistic ideal.
By S5 years ago in The Chain
What is a blockchain in supply chain management?
Blockchain is presently one of the notable innovative advancements that are transforming the face of digital supply chain management. The growing complexity of supply chains, along with a rising number of external intermediaries and different stakeholders, is one of the prominent concerns in supply chain management. So, the applications of blockchain in supply chain management have the potential to streamline the exchange of data, communication, and documents in the supply chain landscape.
By 101 Blockchains5 years ago in The Chain
How the Cryptocurrency ban in India will lead to the death of a growing industry?
With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) planning to issue its own digital currency soon, the Government of India plans to restrict the supply of Cryptocurrencies in the country.
By Linda John5 years ago in The Chain
9 Crypto Predictions for 2021 | Global Cryptocurrency Market
The usage of Cryptocurrencies soared to new heights in 2020, and the trend will continue in 2021 also. This year began with Bitcoin touching a record of $41,000 due to increased demand from institutional investors.
By Linda John5 years ago in The Chain
Satoshi a time traveler?
The year is 2009 and the world is in the midst of the most devastating recession in modern times, trust in financial institutions, governments and regulatory bodies is at an all time low; enter bitcoin, revolutionary concept and champion currency of the people, worth nothing, save for the value of the efforts put into its creation, at the time of its entry into public access when Satoshi Nakamoto himself mined the first block known as the Genesis Block. We've all heard of the purported time travelers and their harrowing sometimes seemingly accurate predictions some including this writer believe Satoshi Nakamoto could be one such individual(s).
By digitalcoins101 on twitter5 years ago in The Chain