London Scene Last 2016 Roundup: Insurance Markets Embrace Blockchain, Satoshi Spotted
Insurance markets embrace Blockchain, a team of Blockchain experts offers consultation - this is one side of the CT London Scene Roundup, the last one this year. There’s also a funny side, as Nick Ayton spots Satoshi again and speaks with an old lady trapped in a Bitcoin mine. Insurance sector gets hot. The insurance sector has begun to realize that Blockchain is a great match for reinsurance and that smart contracts lend itself to the complexities of offsetting risk and managing multiple parties, each with a role to play and financial interest in getting it right the first time. ChainThat....
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