Philanthropy: A missing catalyst of blockchain adoption
With cheap and scalable trustless systems, blockchain tech has the ability to drive industry adoption to a new level. When most people imagine the problems solved and industries disrupted by blockchain technology, the typical use cases come to mind: global currency, store of value and even a way to track goods on an immutable ledger.A good starting point in understanding what drives the adoption of new technology is to take a deeper look at human psychology and understand what motivates the average person to participate in the cryptocurrency space. As of now, the lion’s share of users who....
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