Technology Quarterly | Beyond the hype
Dividing the cryptocurrency sheep from the blockchain goats
Cryptocurrencies look like a solution in search of a problem. Blockchains could be more interesting
A FAVOURITE comparison drawn by cryptocurrency and blockchain enthusiasts is with the early world wide web. These technologies are only a decade old, they say. Trying to predict how they might change the world in the future is next to impossible. Who could have known in 1998 that there would be such a thing as Facebook?
This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline “Beyond the hype”
From the September 1st 2018 edition
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