Facebook, Uber, Airbnb, eBay: How Blockchain Can Break Data Monopolists
Can Blockchain break Facebook, Uber, Airbnb, eBay and the like? The answer we want to give for the currently discussed Blockchain interpretation is ‘so far, no’ – contrary to common opinion. The reason being is that for none of the Blockchain technology specifica is there is a clear path to attract users to the platform. They are just like banks. What is it that triggers the communities fantasy on disrupting data monopolists such as Facebook, Uber, Airbnb and ebay? Foremost, there is an obvious analogy to banks. There are two parties, who want to work together (send money, chat, have a....
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