A new report from the World Economic Forum predicts that the underlying technology introduced by the virtual currency Bitcoin will come to occupy a central place in the global financial system.
The Blockchain has received what could be termed as it biggest endorsement yet since its creation. In a statement released with this report Giancarlo Bruno, the head of financial services industries, at the World Economic Forum, says:
“Rather than to stay at the margins of the finance industry Blockchain will become the beating heart of it.”
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Story continues - https://cointelegraph.com/news/world-economic-forum-blockchain-is-inevitable-phenomenon-bitcoin-will-follow
Front page on NYTimes Technology section this morning, too