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Blockchain: New Use Cases for Governments and Business

Tom Spencer

Governments, businesses, and individuals are developing new use cases for blockchain as barriers to adoption continue to decrease. Blockchain has already had a significant impact in the finance industry with the global cryptocurrency market cap now exceeding $1 trillion. In 2017, Protokol estimated that $1.2

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Blockchain: Bitcoin, Bored Apes, and Beyond

Tom Spencer

Blockchain technology is making a strong impact in the finance industry due to the fact that it enables decentralization and direct peer-to-peer transactions. Removing the financial intermediary, i.e. the bank, can increase convenience, efficiency, and security. Hackers with a deep understanding of the code managed to steal 3.6

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Growth of Fintech and Disruption of Brick-and-mortar Financial Institutions

Tom Spencer

The idea that technology can be configured to drastically improve the delivery and usability of finance began taking off following the financial crisis of 2008, when consumer distrust for traditional banks combined with the increasing popularity and functionality of smartphone apps. References: EY(2017) EY FinTech Adoption Report 2017.

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How Blockchain Is Changing Finance

Harvard Business

Blockchain was originally developed as the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. In 2017 we expect that blockchain startups will raise more funds through ICO than any other means — a historic inflection point. The unstoppable force of blockchain technology is barreling down on the infrastructure of modern finance.

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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow

“When Dr. Goldratt came to me and asked, ‘Eli, how long will it take you to develop a new feature’, I hesitated. Beyond just time, buffers can cover finances, manpower, and more. Such flexibility not only allows for real-time optimization but also leads to more efficient resource management.

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What are the potential risks of digital currency?

Tom Spencer

In 2017, initial coin offerings (ICOs) were also banned in China as a form of “public financing without approval”. CipherTrace, a crypto intelligence company, claims that it has developed a tool for tracking Monero transactions. Loss of privacy. Digital currency raises serious privacy concerns. Acts of God.

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