By now, most technically minded people agree that blockchain technology is good. The big question I’ve been asking myself lately is…. good for who?The blockchain was developed to level the playing field between Wall Street and Main Street and through the power of the Internet narrow the gap between rich and poor.
However, lately, it seems that cigar smoking banksters of the world are getting their grubby hands all over the blockchains in ways that are a bit unsettling.
Just yesterday, it was announced that IBM will be taking charge of an ongoing project known as HyperLedger, which is Wall Streets version of a Blockchain for Bankers.
IBM has a particularly nefarious history when it comes to misusing technology, but that was a long time ago. We sincerely hope that they’ll get it right this time.
–Mati Greenspan
eToro, Senior Market Analyst
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Bitcoin BounceIt looks like the bitcoin dip did indeed find some major buyers but not the usual kind. Looking at the volumes over the last 24 hours we can see that the number one customer is the Korean exchange bithumb.
This is the first time that I’ve seen the Korean’s trump volumes of Poloniex.
We need to keep in mind that at this time Koreans do not have any practical use for bitcoins. They don’t have many stores that accept them, and the new government has more important things to deal with at this time than a regulatory framework for digital assets.
The only country that does have a rapidly growing number of vendors accepting bitcoin is Japan. As we can see above, bitFlyer is currently number 10. Not that they’ve gone down recently, but they certainly haven’t increased their buy orders since the peak.
Therefore, we can probably conclude that the reason bitcoin has been rising lately is due to speculation. Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, just something to keep in mind.
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