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Fit and value: The business case for blockchain

O'Reilly

Blockchains have a uniquely tumultuous early history for an enterprise technology—from a mysterious origin story, to a sensational first application in bitcoin, to a swift fall from a particularly frothy hype cycle. Blockchain technology provides the encrypted distributed ledger that made the first cryptocurrency, bitcoin, possible.

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How social forces could drive blockchain demand

O'Reilly

That is why it’s critical to examine broader social forces when trying to understand how quickly a new technology will be adopted—and to understand why blockchain technology is building momentum at this particularly potent time. Enter blockchains. In this moment of increasing discontent, we’re entering the dawn of the blockchain era.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For November 30th, 2018

High Scalability

million : US Nintendo Switch sales; 40+% : Rust users feel productive; 15 terabytes : monthly measurements of third-party web transparency tracking data; $133.20 : total music sales by Imogen Heap on blockchain; 8.3 They'll love it and you'll be their hero forever. million : concurrent Fortnite players; 6.2 decline the year before.".