Blockchain and cryptocurrencies split opinion - simple. From the cheerleaders to the naysayers, as the technology gains more exposure there are more who are either coming round to the concept, or dismissing it out of hand.
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You may be inclined to dismiss these transformations. After all, Bitcoin and Ether’s runaway valuation looks like a case study in irrational exuberance.
And why should you care about an arcane technical breakthrough that right now doesn’t feel all that different from signing in to a website to make a credit card payment?
But that dismissal would be shortsighted.
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the recent history of the internet, it’s that seemingly esoteric decisions about software architecture can unleash profound global forces once the technology moves into wider circulation.