2015 Was the Year of the Blockchain
The world is still very confused about bitcoin. For example, some press are still writing the old stories about the phenomena as an investment: Man buys $27 worth of bitcoin, forgets about them, finds they're now worth $886,000. It makes for a good headline, but reinforces the view that bitcoin is just some basketcase currency, rather than a currency that should put into a basket of currencies. This will change. In fact, some banks are already starting to say bitcoin good, blockchain good, rather than bitcoin bad, blockchain good. On this note, there’s a really interesting commentary from....
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2015 was a banner year for bitcoin. It brought some key developments for the digital currency’s acceptance, particularly by the financial sector. But like every year since its 2008 debut, bitcoin’s progress came with challenges. Bitcoin has not been embraced by enough consumers, businesses and government to be called a mainstream currency or commodity. 2015 brought more signs that it is on the right path, and its naysayers have never been more discredited. There is no question that 2015 has brought a change in tone of the conversation surrounding bitcoin.
Bitcoin evangelist, public speaker and community director of the Counterparty Foundation, Chris DeRose is also a journalist and software developer. In this special feature, he looks into the state of blockchain businesses during 2015 and looks forward to what the future holds. If one wanted to survey the state of private blockchains in 2015, it would be hard to find a better example than by simply watching the blockchain panel at this year's Innotribe conference. In front of a large group of finance professionals, "blockchain experts" and audience alike agreed that blockchains were the....
In the final week of the year 2015 major financial players publish their results and summaries of the year. So did VISA. On December 26, Visa Europe has published a summary of “Why 2015 was the year for payments” saying that this year many innovations in the financial technology sector were focused on Blockchains and Bitcoin. Now these technologies are more real than ever and companies can escape using them no longer. Quote: According to Visa Europe, next year we should be ready to see even more challenges: “If we think back to how it was perceived a year ago and then how it is understood....
Bitcoin finally had a successful comeback towards the end of 2015, declared by many as the “Year of the Blockchain.” With all the hype surrounding Bitcoin and the blockchain during 2015, there has been much speculation towards next year’s approach to cryptocurrency. As 2014 was filled with scandal, Altcoins, and ending up being the worst global currency of that year. The New Year is approaching, and many are wondering what to expect from the fun and volatile world of Bitcoin. 2015 has proven well for the digital currency, showing remarkably better performance than in 2014. Bloomberg....
It's been another formative year in the world of bitcoin and the blockchain, and while the price has been subdued over much of the year, other developments in the space have arguably been more intriguing than in any 12-month period previously. We've seen companies come and go, record-setting funding rounds, increased interest in the technology and, sadly, occasional bad actors still stirring negativity into the mix. In this year-end special, we look back at the news stories that made the most impact during 2015. The year got off to a shocking start on 5th January when bitcoin exchange....