Will crypto and blockchain shape the future of finance? Experts answer

Will crypto and blockchain shape the future of finance? Experts answer

Here’s what crypto and blockchain experts from China think about the role of emerging technologies in the future of finance. This is Part Two of a multipart series on blockchain and crypto in China. Read Part One about the digital yuan here. When Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper over a decade ago, it was hard to imagine what role the cryptocurrency sector would play in global finance. Some argue that the invention of blockchain technology is comparable to the revolution brought on by the invention of the internet back in the 1980s. Starting as a niche space for....


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