Confused By Blockchain? Separating Revolution from Evolution
For this post, I will use the phrase "industry workflow tools" instead of industry blockchains, as some of the emerging solutions being proposed in this space are not blockchains (eg: R3’s Corda is not a blockchain but DAH's solutions are – both companies are proposing industry workflow tools). But, just as it’s not helpful to call Twitter and Microsoft Sharepoint "database companies" although they both use variations of databases, it’s not helpful to call cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency companies, blockchain platforms and industry workflow tool companies....
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