Forget Bitcoin Price and Bet on Bitcoin Killer Apps
Ukraine's political problems and de-facto war with Russia hit the value of the national currency badly in 2014. But the hryvnia, so Ukraine's national currency is called, wasn't the worst currency of 2014, but only the second worst. The worst currency of 2014 was Bitcoin. But the march of Bitcoin continues - the less Bitcoin is seen as a speculative currency, the easier is to realize the real unique advantages of Bitcoin and to spot potential killer apps, and the easier it will be for Bitcoin to gain momentum as a technology. That's why we should forget Bitcoin price and bet on Bitcoin....
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What is Bitcoin’s most effective application? That is not an uncommon question in the cryptocurrency space, with people often looking for “killer apps.” I once saw a presentation for someone whose blockchain project was titled, literally, “killer app.” Was it an abstract art project, or a new and revolutionary blockchain tech? A killer app is used....
Bitcoin firm Coinbase wants the industry to start working on creating the Bitcoin app 'ecosystem.'. In a blog post, the company informed that it has started thinking over the future of the Bitcoin apps and what it would look like. Further, Coinbase which is focused on making it easier for people to buy and sell the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in several countries, brought out a list of ideas on this issue and what could make an app, 'a killer' one and they are: Bitcoin-enabled browser. Mobile micro-payouts service. BTML (a new markup language) or an IDE (integrated developer environment) for....
Adam Ludwin co-founded Chain.com, a bitcoin developer platform. Prior to Chain, Adam was a venture investor in companies including Vine, Slack, Kik, and Paperless Post. Here, he gives an overview of specific use cases for bitcoin that could become the digital currency's 'killer apps'. Most people think about bitcoin as an alternative to something they already know, as opposed to an enabler of something they never considered. In 1985, Steve Jobs was asked by a journalist for concrete reasons why anyone would buy a computer for the home. He answered that "so far, that's more of a conceptual....
For the past few years, many of the biggest players in the Bitcoin industry have talked about the need to build bridges to the traditional financial system. This sort of basic infrastructure has been in development by Coinbase, the Winklevoss twins and others, and it’s now getting to the point where user-friendly wallets and regulated exchanges are finally available to the masses. Now that the base layer of services has been built, Coinbase plans to promote greater adoption of Bitcoin through the development and acquisition of new applications for the digital currency. Actual Products for....
Just a few months ago, I sat on a panel at the Blockchain New York Conference at PwC. As a panel, we discussed, “The Promise of “The Internet of Money” with a particular angle on whether or not Bitcoin is a distraction, or has merit moving forward. How could Bitcoin be a distraction? Bitcoin is Still Very Relevant. Bitcoin is the blockchain’s killer....