Deloitte: Bitcoin Is Vital to Understanding the Blockchain

Deloitte: Bitcoin Is Vital to Understanding the Blockchain

The Bitcoin ATM installed in the lobby of Deloitte’s Toronto office is intended as a permanent fixture, said the co-founder of the company’s blockchain solutions group, Rubix. The Bitcoin ‘Lightbulb Moment’. Iliana Oris Valiente, business development manager and co-founder of Rubix, Deloitte’s blockchain solutions arm, told Bitcoin.com of the “lightbulb....


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