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    Blockchain: the future of tech or just another Dotcom bubble?

    By Byte on Aug 6, 2020 5:27:42 AM

     
     
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    Those who’ve heard of blockchain technology at all will likely associate it with Bitcoin, the decentralized, internationally traded ‘cryptocurrency’ which made headlines across the globe back in March when the value of a single ‘bitcoin’ surpassed that of an ounce of gold. For those who don’t know, bitcoins are digital, nonphysical ‘coins’ which can be used to buy goods and services online. The trading of these bitcoins, along with all other cryptocurrencies (of which there are many), is underpinned by a database protocol called blockchain.

    Topics: Cryptocurrency Careers Bitcoin learning Blockchain
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    FinTech Future: Banks and Startup Alliances In Ten Years

    By Byte on Apr 20, 2016 10:50:33 AM

    Here's a piece that caught our eye by Eyal Lifshitz as originally published in TechCrunch ...

    Banking as we know it is in the midst of its first fundamental remaking in centuries. What’s driving this transformation? Two major shifts: our transition to interacting with money digitally instead of physically, which opened finances to tech disruption, and a tech wave that has changed the way consumers define ease and convenience.

    In just 10 years, we can expect banks (and other financial institutions) to look, from the outside, like a vastly different organization: a technology startup. That doesn’t mean branches will offer nap pods and catered lunches; rather, your bank will have placed newfound emphasis on the design and customer experience paradigm that has changed while retail banking has been playing catch-up.

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