China's President has publicly mentioned blockchain for the first time. It was in a speech where he said "a new generation of industrial revolution is substantially reshaping the global economic structure."
THE VIRUS IS SPREADING 🚀
‘As human beings, we tend to overestimate the short term impact of new technologies and underestimate the long term impact of new technologies’ - Prof. Douglas Arner @HKUFinTech 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I'm reminded of this 1993 CNN video about "Internet" every time someone tells me blockchain & crypto aren't going to be important.
History will be unkind to the non-believers. 🚀
Blockchain & voting is no-brainer:
- Reduces likelihood of fraud
- Increases voter participation
- Most efficient system available
- Full transparency for all involved
- Can be applied to gov't elections, proxy votes, etc
The future looks bright 🚀
The largest investment company in Brazil is launching an OTC Bitcoin Exchange.
Smart money from every corner of the globe is jumping in. There’s no stopping this revolution. 🚀
WHOA.
The mayor of Seoul, South Korea has said it is developing "S-coin" which is a city-specific cryptocurrency. This will be used for city-funded social benefits programs. (h/t @coindesk)
Government funds given out in crypto...WHAT. A. TIME. TO. BE. ALIVE.