SLUSH 2016 Gems: Blockchain - The Holy Grail of FinTech

SLUSH 2016 Gems: Blockchain - The Holy Grail of FinTech

Not so long ago people did not understand what the Internet was. Those who did not have an Internet strategy in the late 1990s were probably on the wrong side of the revolution curve. We have recently entered a new phase of technology development and the question everyone should be asking themselves is: what is the Blockchain strategy? 2016 was the year when the potential of Blockchain to revolutionize many industries began to be fully understood. The technology, that is said to change the world just like the Internet did, is being widely discussed. Only the laziest haven’t at least....


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