Blockchain has the biggest potential since the internet: Saxo Bank founder

Blockchain has the biggest potential since the internet: Saxo Bank founder

Saxo Bank founder Lars Seier Christensen told Cointelegraph that in the coming years, new business models will be invented because of blockchain. While the cryptocurrency prices are calm and investor interests remain low, blockchain’s potential to transform and disrupt industries keeps attracting those eager to build regardless of digital asset prices. Lars Seier Christensen, founder of investment banking firm Saxo Bank, told Cointelegraph that blockchain’s inherent features made him decide to jump into the space and run a blockchain project called Concordium. He explained that: “I am....


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