Alex Tapscott
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My new book launches today, and I couldn't be more thrilled!
"Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier" is available everywhere books are sold!
Amazon is a good place to start:
Why did I write this book?
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LocalBitcoin volumes in Venezuela continue to skyrocket. This is why bitcoin matters. cc
@_jillruth
for first flagging this a few months back
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““Galaxy S10 is built with defense-grade Samsung Knox, as well as a secure storage backed by hardware, which houses your private keys for blockchain-enabled mobile services.”
via
@CoinDesk
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Mind blowing discussion with
@luigidemeo
who heads up DeFi for
@avalabsofficial
, on scaling DeFi.
If you want to know how Avalanche $AVAX grew from $300 million to $15 Billion+ in DeFi TVL in 3 Months, listen to this podcast! cc:
@Andrew__SX
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Japanese company w/ 4,000 employees will pay salaries in
#bitcoin
and other
#cryptocurrencies
. Will become the norm in the tech industry
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Really pleased to share this op-ed I wrote for the
@nytimes
on how
#blockchain
enabled online voting could help eliminate voter suppression and improve trust in our democracy.
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I am thrilled to announce the upcoming release of my new book:
Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier (Harper Collins, September 19th, 2023)
Available for pre-order wherever books are sold!
Also here:
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Hey America, newsflash: The Internet, The NFL, MLB, Abe Lincoln, Star Trek, The Constitution, Jay-Z, ya, you're ok.
#tellamericaitsgreat
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Really excited about this one.
@avalancheavax
is one of the most hotly anticipated platform launches this year. Sign up now!
Join Blockchain Research Institute (
@blockchainRI
)
@alextapscott
,
@el33th4xor
and me for a webinar about Avalanche (
@avalancheavax
) And The Internet of Finance.
#crypto
#blockchain
#DeFi
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The Internet of Things needs a ledger of things- How
#blockchain
can animate the physical world
#IOT
#Bitcoin
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Just wrapped up the launch of the new edition of
#Blockchain
Revolution in NYC at
@Microsoft
! Thank you to
@yorkerhodes
for hosting, our panelists
@flexthought
@obussmann
and others for participating and our awesome moderator
@pete_rizzo_
of
@coindesk
.
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DePin has arrived and
@rendernetwork
is leading the way.
Nothing so powerful as an idea who’s time has come (again)!
Not only are new rendering tools needed, but spatial computing, AI, and web3 are converging.
Read this
@HarvardBizHBR
article by
@alextapscott
featuring
@rendernetwork
on how spatial computing can transform the creative industries.
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Watching the new
@BillGates
doc “Inside Bill’s Brain” and I see Bill packed a copy of Blockchain Revolution for his trip! How cool is that? Hey Bill- enjoy the book! Also you prob don’t remember but we met 20 yrs ago when I was an awkward 13 yr old and I have pics to prove it :)
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On today's episode of
#DeFiDecoded
, I spoke with the one and only
@buchmanster
who explained how Cosmos ($ATOM) is enabling the Internet of Blockchains, and why we need to move from "DeFi" to "ReFi," or Regenerative Finance. CC:
@Andrew__SX
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On today's episode of
#DeFiDecoded
,
@Andrew__SX
and I talk ETH L2's, focusing on
@sandeepnailwal
and his plans to scale
@0xPolygon
. Jake Hannah of
@SX_Network
, which uses the Polygon SDK, joins to discuss the platform and talk prediction markets.
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Fun and sprawling convo with the one and only
@scottmelker
on all things crypto. Had a blast Scott- thanks for having me. Check it out!
The big money isn’t here yet - but it’s coming.
@alextapscott
can tell you why.
Sponsored by
@WhaleFinApp
@horizenglobal
@HBAR_foundation
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Incredible!
#BlockchainRevolution
is the
#1
selling book in Canada! Next up...the world. Get your copy today!
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After 4 years as a
@cosmos
core dev,
@sunnya97
saw it was time to bring DeFi to Cosmos.
Today,
@osmosiszone
is pioneering private DeFi with $600 million in TVL and growing fast.
Hear our full conversation on
#DeFiDecoded
with me +
@Andrew__SX
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For those who missed it, please check out the recording from my talk with
@el33th4xor
and
@John1wu
of
@avalancheavax
- It was a frank and detailed discussion of the current limitations to blockchain protocols and potential solutions enabled by Avalanche.
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Today
@dtapscott
and I launched The
#Blockchain
Research Institute! Special thanks to our awesome founding partners!
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“Canada has been a resource-driven economy for 100 years. As we’re entering the second digital age, we have an opportunity to be a leader in blockchain, which will power the next era of the internet"
Pleased to contribute to this piece in
@globeandmail
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Big News: 'Blockchain Revolution' Author Alex Tapscott Launches $20 Million Digital Asset Investment Firm
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Blockchain is radically scalable and global. Case in point,
@Aion_Network
, started in Canada and barely 6 months old, has a number of growing dev communities in Africa. Amazing.
@MattSpoke
Awesome turnout at
@Andela_Kenya
for
@Aion_Network
meetup. So much opportunity in Africa for decentralized systems
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New
#DeFiDecoded
out! Brilliant discussion
@zcpeng
CEO of
@tendermintHQ
on multichain maximalism, democratizing DeFi, The
@cosmos
airdrop extravaganza, interchain security, L1 value capture and much more. cc:
@Andrew__SX
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If Cosmos is the Internet of Blockchains, what's the role for the $ATOM token?
On
#DeFiDecoded
we talked to Sam Hart (
@hxrts
) of
@cosmoshub
on the the ATOM 2.0 plan to put ATOM at the centre of Cosmos and why some adamantly disagree (as is tradition).
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In this Quartz article I share our new taxonomy of cryptoassets from the new edition of
#BlockchainRevolution
. They are:
Cryptocurrencies
Protocol tokens
Utility tokens
Security tokens
Natural asset tokens
Cryptocollectibles
Cryptofiat/stablecoins.
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I'm old enough to remember when
@osmosiszone
had only $600 million in TVL. Oh wait that was like 7 weeks ago. Check out our
#DeFiDecoded
episode from that time with OSMO co-founder
@sunnya97
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Every single CEO in the world in 2017...Maybe they should read
#Blockchain
Revolution first?
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30th anniversary of Black Monday, when markets dropped 23% in a day. In
#crypto
we just call that Monday
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How is
#blockchain
transforming financial services?
@dtapscott
and I share our thoughts in Harvard Business Review.
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"Bitcoin was the first breakthrough - transforming a highly fickle Internet of information into a secure and permanent Internet of value." My first essay in a series on innovation for Canada's
@financialpost
-cc
@blockchainRI
@dtapscott
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Congrats to
@jwolpert
and the entire
@baselineproto
team. Big step forward for enterprise adoption of public blockchain tech. Honoured and humbled to be quoted and keen to continue our support!
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Interoperability is key to the success of crypto long term, including for enterprise use cases of DeFi. Nice to see the
@blockchainRI
spotlight
@cosmos
and
@Polkadot
, two leading proejcts.
These reports are typically behind a paywall but this one's out there so check it out!
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We're looking for the next great blockchain application. Do you have an idea? Enter the
@ideas
Blockchain Challenge:
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New DeFi Decoded out with
@Psycheout86
, co-founder of
@SkyMavisHQ
and
@AxieInfinity
!
We discuss:
> Launching the first blockbuster web3 app
> Growing pains and challenges for web3 gaming
> Ownership as the killer app for games
and more!
W/
@Andrew__SX
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After the failure of UST, many asked: will algorithmic stablecoins ever work?
@sasha35625
of
@wavesprotocol
has some thoughts. Waves' stablecoin USDN recently depegged and Sasha has a plan to help holders recover. He explains how on
#DeFiDecoded
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Great to see you Mark! Thanks for the book!
Great to see you at
@HarvardHBS
,
@alextapscott
and to have an exchange of our books! Alex’s WEB3 latest book is a fascinating journey of new frontiers and glad to say that we recognize its critical role in our 5Cs framework on the book with
@OlafGrothSF
and
@Terencecmtse
So get…
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New episode of
#DeFiDecoded
with fan-fave
@sunnya97
!
1. How
@osmosiszone
is growing through a bear market
2. Sunny gets "Doge-pilled" in High School
3. Dropping out of college to go all-in on crypto
4. Privacy for individuals. Transparency for systems
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Nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
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Why
#blockchain
represents the next era of the internet.
@dtapscott
and I share our thoughts in
@mitsmr
Blockchain offers a way to transfer not just information, but value
@dtapscott
@alextapscott
#blockchain
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Delighted to be joining as an investor and advisor in
@bicameralcrypto
- this team is incubating and financing some of the best new projects on the
@Aion_Network
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Until blockchain tech scales, many dApps will have limited value. Imagine launching HD video streaming in 1993 when the internet could barely handle text & images. A great idea whose time had not yet come. So who will be the Netflix of the dApp world?
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The unstoppable force of
#blockchain
is colliding w/ the immovable object of the financial industry. Sparks will fly at
#swellbyripple
!
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Pretty cool announcement to come out of our event this week,
@rev_global
“FedEx Calls To Mandate Blockchain For International Shipping”
#BRG2019
#TorontoBlockchainWeek
#TBW
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Father’s Day gift arrived! Giving MMT a try and gotta say really impressed by
@StephanieKelton
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"The crypto spring may have begun; but for blockchain in the enterprise, it’s becoming summertime." -
@dtapscott
sharing his perspective in
@coindesk
ahead of Blockchain Week.
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“Canada is already an AI leader, now Toronto wants to lock down Blockchain.” My op-Ed in the
@nationalpost
kicking off Toronto Blockchain Week. Check it out!
#TBW
#TorontoBlockchainWeek
@cosmos
@therebuildcon
@Aion_Network
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Congrats to ClanPlay who raises $2 million for blockchain-based gamer rewards platform built on
@Aion_Network
and funded by
@bicameralcrypto
. Time to reshape in-game economies with blockchain. Next stop- the Metaverse!
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Gave a speech on the
@lufthansa
#flyinglab
-
#blockchain
at 40,000 feet. At least part way to the moon?
@dmexco
@dtapscott
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New
#DeFiDecoded
👇 w/
@gregosuri
of
@akashnet_
"Why decentralized finance needs a decentralized internet"
Some benefits of the decentralized cloud:
1. Unstoppable
2. Private
3. Permanent
4. Permissionless
Check it out! w/
@Andrew__SX
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Humbled by this award and honoured to be sharing it with mentor and coauthor
@dtapscott
#thinkers50
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Thanks
@billbarhydt
of
@AbraGlobal
for beaming in from your Moon-base Bitcoin Citadel to talk to me and
@Andrew__SX
on
#DeFiDecoded
!
Want to understand how crypto helps us escape the debt cycle by creating economic growth and prosperity? Tune in!
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Severed from the digital economy and global financial system, ordinary Russians are turning to crypto to buy goods, store wealth and even make payroll. They aren't the target of sanctions. Cutting them off would be a mistake.
My latest in
@financialpost
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We won’t remember today for Trump’s bluster, the stock market sell-off, or new tariffs. We will remember it because Mark Carney, BoE governor, called for an end to USD hegemony and proposed a new digital future for money. Seismic.
Also buy bitcoin (not financial advice).
Bank of England governor Mark Carney proposed a radical vision for the financial system that would include a Libra-like virtual currency to end the dollar's dominance
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Great work by
@Walmart
commercializing
#blockchain
to make their supply chain more efficient, safe and secure. Kudos to
@blockchainRI
found member
@IBMBlockchain
for leading the charge (again).
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Thanks to
@chtmorris
of CMCC for joining
#DeFiDecoded
as our first guest. Charlie is an OG crypto VC who has a knack for seeing what's coming around the corner. We talked
@terra_money
@cosmos
@Uniswap
and more. This one was a ton of fun- Check it out!
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Less reported but still as amazing is the skyrocketing
#bitcoin
volumes in Argentina which is having its own (albeit less severe) currency crisis. Wonder how a global EM contagion with widespread currency debasement will affect bitcoin usage in other countries? India? Brazil?
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Fascinating talk by
@MattSpoke
of
@Aion_Network
- “the new form of corporate structure is NO corporate structure- future organizations will be distributed and autonomous”
#BRG2019
#TorontoBlockchainWeek
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Thanks for having me!
Our first interview as
#BlockchainNorth
is with
#Blockchain
trailblazer
@alextapscott
! 🤩
Stay tuned...
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In honour of
#Web30
here's a picture of my dad,
@dtapscott
, logging onto the ARPANET in 1985. Look at that modem!
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28 months after its initial release, Blockchain Revolution is once again the
#1
selling business book in Canada.
@dtapscott
via
@bcbusiness
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"A blockchain is a highly processed thing, kind of like a chicken mcnugget." - soundbite of the year for
@dtapscott
on
@LastWeekTonight
! McNugget™ McDonalds
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Ethereum is emerging as the defacto technology of the new public internet of value
#blockchain
#ethereum
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Congrats to
@noble_xyz
for blowing past $100 million in $USDC on Cosmos. We spoke to the CEO,
@jelenaaa____
last week on the
@defidecodedpod
Check it out!
Episode 130. Noble CEO Jelena Djuric on Democratizing Dollars and RWAs
@alextapscott
@AndrewYoung_SX
@jelenaaa____
@noble_xyz
@NinepointDAG
@Ninepoint
WATCH:
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New DeFi Decoded! We speak with
@TimBeiko
, Ethereum core developer, about his journey into Web3 and what's next for $ETH!
Topics:
The Merge 6 months later
ETH as ultra sound money
Impact of Layer2s on ETH
Centralization risk
Account abstraction
+ more!
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HO HO HODL! On this festive season finale of
#DeFiDecoded
, Ryan Selkis (
@twobitidiot
) breaks down some big ideas from his epic
#CryptoTheses
, shares some crypto and web3 predictions for 2022 and hints at what’s next for
@messari
.
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Very excited to sit down with
@billbarhydt
, CEO of
@AbraGlobal
, for a fireside chat as part of our
@NinepointDAG
#cryptotalks
series next Tuesday, Dec 7th.
Bill thinks $250,000 Bitcoin is inevitable. Tune in to find out why.
Spots are limited!
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Can blockchain give us back our privacy? Pleased to share my latest essay for
@nationalpost
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Pics from my
#TEDx
talk on reinventing financial services for a new era of trust and legitimacy using
#blockchain
. Stay tuned for the vid!
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Big thanks to friend and frequent collaborator
@scottmelker
for the terrific endorsement of
#DigitalAssetRevolution
!
There's something in this book for everyone: builders, traders, enterprise leaders, students, policymakers and more.
Pre-order now! 👇🏼
With the digital asset ecosystem growing, Digital Asset Revolution can be the resource to navigate this new terrain! Thank you
@scottmelker
for your insight. Pre-order here:
@alextapscott
@dtapscott
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“We see no reason why a group of outsiders, with extravagant and impractical ideas, should be entertained, when they have not the slightest idea of the true problems involved”
Leaders of old paradigms are the last to embrace the new. Sound familiar?
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On October 3rd, I wrote in
@CoinDesk
that a BTC ETF approval would clear the way for an ETH ETF and that Grayscale's Ethereum Trust (ETHE) could be a big winner.
Since then, ETHE is up 55% and the NAV discount has tightened to approximately 15% from 30%
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Thanks to the awesome
@HarperBusiness
team for helping me realize my vision for Web3!
Here's me and
@LWinstanley13
signing advance copies of the book!
Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Culutral Frontier comes out September 19th
Preorder now:…
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The impact of
#Blockchain
will go beyond financial services.
@dtapscott
and I write for
@HarvardBiz
:
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New episode of
@defidecodedpod
with repeat guest and fan fave Jelena Juric (
@jelenaaa____
) CEO of
@noble_xyz
In a few months, Noble has grown to around $100 million in circulating $USDC, becoming the de facto platform for on-chain RWAs on
@cosmoshub
Great chat! Check it out👇
Episode 130. Noble CEO Jelena Djuric on Democratizing Dollars and RWAs
@alextapscott
@AndrewYoung_SX
@jelenaaa____
@noble_xyz
@NinepointDAG
@Ninepoint
WATCH:
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.
@FortuneMagazine
publishes the first of four excerpts from my and
@dtapscott
’s new book
#BlockchainRevolution
.
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Hey, Blockchain Revolution is in Polish now! 18 editions and counting. To our Polish friends and supporters, Dziękuję Ci!
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We had a great chat with
@blowfishstudios
CEO Ben Lee (
@ben_at_blowfish
) on
#DeFiDecoded
Ben tells us about his newest game Phantom Galaxies and his goal to make blockchain games fun for everyone, including casual gamers.
I learned a lot. Check it out!
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That’s a wrap for me on a crazy and productive
#Consensus2018
. Last night we had a huge storm that shook the windows and rattled the walls of the big bank towers and ended with a brilliant sunset. An apt metaphor indeed!
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Replace Netflix with bitcoin. Sound familiar? Leaders of old paradigms are always the last to embrace the new.
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Did a quick hit with
@scottmelker
today at
#Mainnet2022
. Great energy at this event. Good to be back in NYC too!
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Janet Yellen says
#Blockchain
will have "significant impact" on business and "bring benefits to society"
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#Blockchain
creates a trust protocol, allowing 2 strangers to transfer value online without the need of an established middleman...
Blockchain technology offers a way to transfer not just information, but value
@alextapscott
@dtapscott
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In my latest op-ed for
@CoinDesk
I discuss how the rise of Bitcoin ETFs will put an end to public Bitcoin miners acting as a crypto proxy for tradfi investors.
To attract investor capital in the future, they will need to be well-run and profitable too. That's good for everyone
The days of rising crypto prices lifting all boats, including mining stocks, may be gone. But it still looks like being a good year for digital assets, says
@alextapscott
.
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If you're flying
@British_Airways
(and run out of movies to watch), check out the in-flight magazine for an in-depth look at the next stage of the
#Blockchain
revolution.
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@jack_zampolin
@Cryptocito
2021 was the year of "eth killers" but 2022 will be the year of multichain maximalism
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