Hashgraph CTO expects blockchain interest to grow even bigger in 2021
We are at the "knee of an exponential curve, said the executive. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Hedera Hashgraph CTO Leemon Baird said that while interest in blockchain greatly increased in 2020, he expects much bigger things to come in 2021.Baird, who holds a doctorate in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University, explained that “the world as a whole looks at this industry as blockchain or DLT and says, ‘wow, there's really something there.’" He continued, “This year I saw a rapid increase in interest throughout the world. And I think next year we will see an even bigger....
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The CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon is optimistic about crypto and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). He says that over time crypto will “become bigger” and NFTs will continue to “grow very significantly.”
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy talked about cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in an interview with CNBC Thursday. Jassy replaced Jeff Bezos as president and CEO of Amazon in July last year. He previously led Amazon Web Services (AWS) since its inception in 2003.
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A new forecast for the global blockchain identity management market expects growth at a compound annual growth rate of almost 71% during 2021-25. A new report on the potential for blockchain identity management solutions to become integrated across sectors has forecast strong growth for its global market, at a compound annual rate of close to 71%.The report grounds its predictions on a study broken down into segments: by sector – e.g., government, healthcare, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) – geography, and applications. It was published by the Lyon-headquartered market....
Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) data has been added to Google BigQuery’s public datasets, expanding the roster of chains available for large-scale, cross-chain analytics on Google Cloud. Importantly, the integration was not initiated by Google; it was led and executed by HBAR-aligned entities. In the Hedera Foundation’s words, the listing is “the result of a collaborative initiative […]
A new survey has found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of asset managers expect to using blockchain technology within the next five years. Conducted by consultancy Roubini ThoughtLab, the findings are part of a report entitled "Wealth and Asset Management 2021", a broad research offering that aimed to study how investment providers are embracing new technologies. When asked about technology-enabled investment tools, 39% indicated that they expect blockchain will form a part of next-generation digital wealth management platforms, though it was not the fastest-growing technology among....