Will Blockchain Revolutionize Finance, Legal Industries Just Like Internet Changed Media?
Most of the world’s largest banks and financial institutions have already allocated billions of dollars to the development of Blockchain technology. The question remains, will Blockchain technology revolutionize the finance and legal industries in the same way the Internet changed the media industry, once and for all? Blockchain in finance. The applicability of Blockchain technology in the finance industry is completely different to that of the legal industry. Corporations or service providers within the finance industry are required to deal with millions of data sets on a daily basis,....
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