Coindesk.com reported comments from futurist David L. Shrier who stated that “2019 saw possibly $200 million or more stolen from various exchanges, and perhaps more unreported hacks occurred as well. I am hopeful that 2020 will see better cyber-hygiene and cyber-practices.” The December 23, 2019 article entitled “2020 Vision: 7 Trends Bringing Blockchain Into Focus in the Year Ahead” included the comments:
2020 brings us the start of a new decade, and with it comes the gradual maturation of blockchain technology, bringing it down from the stratosphere to tangible impact on real-world problems. We may be a turning point for the industry.
Here are all 7 Blockchain trends for 2020 from David L. Shrier:
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Blockchain, naturally… "natural uses cases where blockchain is clearly a superior platform versus other database technologies…”
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Games people play…think videogames
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Bitcoin is back (or it never left?)
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China giveth and China taketh away…”The People's Republic of China, in a matter of weeks, announced a warm embrace of blockchain on the one hand, and began aggressive enforcement actions against crypto companies on the other.”
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Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) at center stage
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'Custody is king'
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Cybersecurity? What’s that?
Stay tuned in 2020 for Cybersecurity in general and Blockchain in particular!