Blockchain is misunderstood and focus should shift to bitcoin, the CEO of crypto microinvestment startup Amber wrote in an article for SmartCompany on June 25.In the article, Aleksandar Svetski argued that many corporations are embracing blockchain to look "Hip," even though the technology doesn't deliver on the supposed promise of eliminating middlemen while providing security and immutability.
He dismissed many of the so-called blockchain innovations unveiled by big businesses as advancements in data storage and business processes - and warned few of these improvements "Will ever trickle down to benefit anyone other than large-scale organizations and their bottom lines."
"Bitcoin, as well as having a unique database architecture is secure and immutable because it has a currency baked into the protocol."
He explained that the currency's value is linked to security, with every participant in the network economically incentivized to act in the network's interests.
"Blockchain will have a hard time once people realize the emperor has no clothes."
Svetski's article comes as BTC prices continue to rise.
Bitcoin breached the $12,000 level in the early hours of June 26.Data from CoinMarketCap also shows that BTC has achieved market dominance above 60% for the first time since April 2017.
Focus on Bitcoin, Not Blockchain, Crypto Entrepreneur Proclaims
Publicado en Jun 26, 2019
by Cointele | Publicado en Coinage
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