Abstract: Blockchain’s Future: Nine Predictions by Cynthia Harvey on DataMation.com

Blockchain’s Future: Nine Predictions by Cynthia Harvey on DataMation.com:  https://www.datamation.com/applications/blockchains-future-nine-predictions.html

  1. Banks, insurance agencies and other financial firms: faster transactions, better security, slash costs.
  2. Enterprise Ethereum Alliance studying ways to use blockchain in different industries.
  3. Countries/governments are still deciding how to regulate cryptocurrency and other blockchains.
  4. Investments into blockchain technologies continue to climb.
  5. Ethereum as an open source development platform for blockchain based applications will continue to grow.
  6. Push for developing standards for interoperability between blockchain applications/systems.
  7. Focus on making blockchain transactions faster and more scalable.
  8. Demand for experienced blockchain developers and engineers is climbing.
  9. Blockchain could help advance banking and other services in emerging markets.