Bitcoin Technology and the Marginalized Few in Makati City
We talk a good game, don’t we? All of us in Manila that are into startups and tech, valuations and acquisitions—It’s easy to get carried away with how clever a solution such as a Bitcoin based application could be, in and of itself. But how much of an effect do the clearest, largest players in Bitcoin really have on society writ large? Let’s consider companies such as 21—the hardware mining play. Let’s think about Coinbase, arguably the largest exchange in operation to date. Are these tech providers having an impact on us in the Philippines in particular? Until we’ve found a way to impact....
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