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Blockchain May Bring Greater Levels of Financial Equality
Blockchain is changing finance across the globe, and as it rises in the coming years it is set to benefit the everyday individual in many ways.
Recent years have seen cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and Etherium attract enormous attention and fascination. While early investors in these currencies made small fortunes overnight (Bitcoin’s value soared over 70% in 2020 alone), what the fever-pitched excitement over cryptocurrencies overshadowed was the more important technological transformation being driven by blockchain.
Blockchain technology is complex, but the idea is simple.
For the uninitiated or unaware, blockchain is a global distributed ledger or database running on millions of devices and open to anyone. On the blockchain, trust is established not by traditional intermediaries like banks, governments or technology companies, but through mass collaboration and clever code. Blockchains radically improve
February 25, 2021
Blockchain technology can add value to your exchange traded fund portfolio and do more than just track cryptocurrencies.
In the recent webcast,
Beyond Bitcoin: How Blockchain is Transforming the Investment Industry, Bill Belden, President, Amplify ETFs, highlighted the growth potential of blockchain technology. For instance, worldwide spending on blockchain solutions in 2019 was $2.9 billion with only 29% of companies in the consumer products & manufacturing industry currently using the technology. Looking ahead, Belden projected that the size of the global blockchain market could grow from $3 billion in 2020 to $39.7 billion by 2025, a compound annual growth rate of 67.3%. This growth will be driven by three main sources, including venture funding, enterprise investment in blockchain technology, and the rise of blockchain solutions for supply chain management. Additionally, we will see greater geographic expansion into emerging markets and the potential growt
Beyond Bitcoin: How Blockchain is Transforming the Investment Industry February 23, 2021
The rapid rise of Bitcoin has generated fierce debate concerning the long-term viability of investing in cryptocurrencies. While rapidly evolving blockchain technology can provide a discrete digital ledger to track transactions, many advisors remain concerned with the regulation and volatility of cryptocurrency products.
In the upcoming webcast,
Beyond Bitcoin: How Blockchain is Transforming the Investment Industry, Bill Belden, President, Amplify ETFs; and Michael Venuto, Portfolio Manager, BLOK ETF, Toroso Investments, will explain how blockchain technology can add value to your portfolio, and do more than just track cryptocurrencies.
Specifically, the
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