Why Collaboration Will Drive Blockchain's Success in 2017
Close collaboration continues to be the absolute necessity for blockchain success. The closer the collaboration between developers and commercial organizations, the better the results that emerge. And the closer everybody works with consumers, the more likely it is that the result will be something attractive to them. This technology is young: the tools to interact with it are designed largely for developers. Creating experiences for consumers is hard, and allowing consumers to interact with it directly can be even harder. An example: every action on public blockchains requires a....
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