Bitcoin is the Most Disruptive Technology of Our Age
In a guest post on Virgin Entrepreneur Dominic Frisby - the author of "Bitcoin: the Future of Money?" - argues that Bitcoin is the most disruptive technology of our age. "This internet money system which involves neither banks nor government will do to finance what email did to the postal service and what the internet did to publishing. It will disrupt aging monopolies and open up new opportunities." Frisby thinks that Satoshi Nakamoto is the most disruptive entrepreneur of his generation. In the book, he speculates about the real life identity of Satoshi and comes to the conclusion that....
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Whenever a disruptive concept comes along, there are winners and losers. But things aren't so black-and-white with blockchain technology in the picture. A lot of people have been saying how the blockchain is much bigger than Bitcoin itself, and they are right for the most part. Even though the Bitcoin protocol is powered by blockchain technology, the capabilities of distributed ledgers are not just linked to the digital currency ecosystem. A recent report by Citi seems to be thinking along those same lines, although most of their use cases are still focused on the financial aspect. This....
The chief of one of the leading Australian banks recently called Bitcoin a "potentially disruptive" technology. Brian Hartzer, who took over as the CEO of Westpac Group in February, believes that the digital currency technologies could possibly disrupt the traditional banking systems in the long term. He acknowledged the endless possibilities blockchain - Bitcoin's underlying technology - could offer to revolutionize the financial services but, at the same time, expressed concerns over the "limitations and challenges" with it. "The development of the blockchain [will] certainly [have] a....
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On February 17-18 2016, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts from the US and Europe will gather in Amsterdam to explore the future of decentralization in FinTech. The conference is called D10e Amsterdam and describes itself as “an opportunity for those excited about decentralization to build real friendships with like-minded people capable of creating the world of tomorrow together”. Throughout the two days, over 130 entrepreneurs and investors representing more than 200 companies will join presentations and conversations about Bitcoin, the Blockchain, disruptive technology, and the future of the....