Here’s what’s in store for you this week: Despite price lows, the fundamentals of Bitcoin and blockchain technology remain intact. We’ve got thoughts from the Blockchain Review on how blockchain can transform real estate and property, as well as insights on the 7,000 year history of trust, the future of identity, and much more. Check it out below!
Key news highlights. What’s going on in the world of Blockchain?
Bitcoin Fundamentals ‘Still Intact’ Despite Price Lows
The combination of entry-level investors piling in during 2017, regulatory uncertainty and standard principles of supply and demand resulted in the 2018 bear market. However, the fundamentals of the industry are still intact, says blockchain intelligence group.
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State of Blockchains Q3: VC Investments Soaring to an All-Time High
Speculators flee while the industry shifts more towards thinking about the role of tokens not just as fundraising mechanism but also as a business model innovation. Venture capital financing is moving earlier in the funding cycle at Seed or Series A, and governments around the world look to create friendly environments for blockchain startups.
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Thai SEC Warns Against 14 Unauthorized Cryptocurrency Operators
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against 14 websites whose operators have been soliciting customers to buy and sell cryptocurrencies and related products. According to Thailand’s cryptocurrency regulations which went into effect in May, companies wanting to conduct crypto business in the country must obtain approval from the Thai SEC, the country’s main crypto regulator.
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The latest insights, thoughts, and analysis from the Intrepid Team
How Blockchain can Transform Real Estate & Property
Buying, selling and renting property is expensive, slow and stressful. In this article, we’ll revisit the topic of how blockchain technology can fundamentally transform real estate and property.
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Edward Snowden Explains Blockchain to His Lawyer — and the Rest of Us
Blockchains can be boring, inefficient, and wasteful, but, if well designed, they’re practically impossible to tamper with. As with all new technologies, there will be disruption and there will be abuse. The real question is not “what is a blockchain,” but “how can it be used?
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A 7,000 Year History of Trust with MIT’s Michael Casey
To the average scholar, the idea of record keeping may not stir the imagination like the great conquests and cataclysms of the ages, but according to MIT’s Michael Casey, record keeping and the trust it begets have played a foundational role in the development of civilization. Here’s how centralized record keeping has played an integral role in civilization, and why blockchain represents such a profound leap forward.
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The Future Of Identity
To learn about identity in a cyber-physical world, today’s identity concepts should be left behind. When learning about identity in the cyber-physical world we must not be biased by our today’s concepts of identity. We must acknowledge that identity is fundamentally changing. Read on for how your identity is evolving over time and what the future holds.
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The Crypto Insurance Market May Total $6 Billion. That’s Nowhere Near Enough
As Wall Street raises the stakes around cryptocurrency, large institutional players are circling this new asset class. A critical condition for making institutions feel at home is providing adequate insurance against theft for all their custodied assets. The problem is that there’s not enough of this insurance to go around. Here’s a deeper look at the root of the problem.
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