5 Things the Blockchain Industry Needs to Stop Saying in 2017
The bitcoin and blockchain industry continues to grow, but as new people begin to take notice, they’re often greeted with the same tired talking points. As we head into 2017, some of those talking points should be left by the roadside entirely. Below, let's review the blockchain tropes that are not only hypocritical, but also unimportant to the greater goal of the technology. 1. To the moon. Bitwala tweeted a question that was posed to Eric Martindale and his response at this year’s Money2020. Is there any reason to still give lip service to outrageous predictions about the bitcoin price?....
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