The Decentralized Marketplace: Bitcoin’s Next Killer App
Bitcoin’s killer apps are coming soon. You can almost taste it in the air. Some big things are coming this year in the crypto-world, and they are going to shake up the globe. No one knows what these applications may be, but some are guessing. There are two concepts in the Bitcoin world that may change the paradigm of how we transact on the internet and....
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There have been many attempts to create a working decentralized marketplace using cryptocurrency for transactions. Projects like Bitbay, Syscoin, the NXT marketplace, and Openbazaar have gained attention over the past few years building this vision. However, another concept announced back in the spring of 2015 called Drop Zone remains in the background.....
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 being its own killer app and its use-case as a stealth instrument for solving international remittances are just two highlights from the 2017 North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) currently underway. TNABC: ‘Bitcoin is Bitcoin’s Killer App!’ The annual event, which traditionally showcases the biggest innovations in crypto with big announcements from startups, finishes today in Miami. Speeches are coming from some of the industry’s biggest names, including Roger Ver, Charlie Shrem and even John McAfee. The mood is cautiously optimistic this year, with many celebrating Bitcoin’s....
OpenBazaar, frequently dubbed the decentralized eBay or Amazon, has released a beta version of the platform on the Testnet. OpenBazaar will initially run on Testnet coins, leading to experiments such as one store operator writing to Reddit users offering to make purchases on their behalf. In future, Bitcoin will be the operative currency for purchases.....