[2018-08-21] Steve Wozniak Plans to Get ‘Involved’ in Blockchain Project

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Quote from: Kemarit on August 22, 2018, 01:16:42 PM

Quote from: AXELNetwork on August 21, 2018, 10:50:13 AM

Steve Wozniak has been a proponent of Bitcoin for a very long time, he was one of the first big tech influencers to get on board the Bitcoin train. He's a huge asset to the community and it's great to see him get involved more.

What do you mean proponent of Bitcoin? Did you know that someone scams him of 7 BTC?

https://www.ccn.com/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-lost-7-btc-to-scam-artist-with-stolen-credit-card/

So I wouldn't call that positive experience for him and I doubt that he is also a big influencer on crypto. If you read the articles its says nothing about bitcoin or crypto, he is fascinated with blockchain and even likened it to the "Internet".

@onrise, Yes, I agree that blockchain has a bright future and it will be embrace by a lot of sectors globally. But It doesn't equate to countries accepting bitcoin or crypto in general.

Just because he was scammed once it doesn't mean he's down on the whole thing. He's often talked about how great he thinks Bitcoin is and what it can do.

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This news certainly does not say anything, but why would not Wozniak get acquainted with the blockchain. This is a wonderful master of business. In any case, he will participate in a good project. If it is ICO, you need to invest money in it, in my opinion.

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Quote from: AXELNetwork on August 21, 2018, 10:50:13 AM

Steve Wozniak has been a proponent of Bitcoin for a very long time, he was one of the first big tech influencers to get on board the Bitcoin train. He's a huge asset to the community and it's great to see him get involved more.

What do you mean proponent of Bitcoin? Did you know that someone scams him of 7 BTC?

https://www.ccn.com/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-lost-7-btc-to-scam-artist-with-stolen-credit-card/

So I wouldn't call that positive experience for him and I doubt that he is also a big influencer on crypto. If you read the articles its says nothing about bitcoin or crypto, he is fascinated with blockchain and even likened it to the "Internet".

@onrise, Yes, I agree that blockchain has a bright future and it will be embrace by a lot of sectors globally. But It doesn't equate to countries accepting bitcoin or crypto in general.

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Steve Wozniak has been a proponent of Bitcoin for a very long time, he was one of the first big tech influencers to get on board the Bitcoin train. He's a huge asset to the community and it's great to see him get involved more.

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Quote from: Thadeous on August 21, 2018, 08:22:12 AM

Apple’s Steve Wozniak Plans to Get ‘Involved’ in Blockchain Project for First Time
Earlier this spring, Wozniak had called blockchain tech a “bubble”, even though it is “decentralized and totally trustworthy,” as Cointelegraph reported June 27.

Despite his ambiguous stance on blockchain

I think we're confusing things here. Just because you think something is a bubble it doesn't mean that you think it's invalid or a scam. I might think the real estate market is a bubble but it doesn't mean I think real estate is a scam investment, I just mean it's overvalued right now and the prices will come down.

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It the future and block chain would be used by several other leaders as well in future of their field. Sooner they adept better advantage they will have as would have an advantage over their competitors. Also we would be expecting the other countries to start lifting the ban on the crypto which they have placed on their countries.

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Apple’s Steve Wozniak Plans to Get ‘Involved’ in Blockchain Project for First Time

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has announced that he plans to get “involved” in a blockchain project in what is a “first” for him. The statement was made at the ChainXchange blockchain conference and reported by NullTX news site August 19.

At the ChainXchange conference, held in Las Vegas, U.S. August 13-15, Steve Wozniak revealed in an interview that he plans to participate in a blockchain startup, praising the benefits of the technology. He said:

“I’m involved with, very soon, my first time being involved in a blockchain company. <…> Our approach is not like a new currency, or something phony where an event will make it go up in value. It’s a share of stock, in a company. This company is doing investment by investors with huge track records in good investments in things like apartment buildings in Dubai.”

Apple co-founder further explained his fascination with the blockchain technology:

“It’s so independent! It’s kind of like the internet when it was brand new… I was amazed at the technology behind it. <...> I’ve encountered people working in real estate avenues, types of Uber systems, everything we’ve got in our life, especially involving transactions <...> Every single one you hear about, to me, has value…. A few people can see the value, which reminds me very much of the early internet days.”

Wozniak also compared the Ethereum (ETH) platform with the Apple’s App Store, as both allow thousands of companies and individuals to develop and run their own applications: “Ethereum provides the tools for a blockchain application of your own… I see more people using Ethereum that way.”

Earlier this spring, Wozniak had called blockchain tech a “bubble”, even though it is “decentralized and totally trustworthy,” as Cointelegraph reported June 27.

Despite his ambiguous stance on blockchain, Steve Wozniak admires Bitcoin, having said that it is “the only digital gold” during an interview June 4.

Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/apples-steve-wozniak-plans-to-get-involved-in-blockchain-project-for-first-time

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