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in #crypto5 years ago

 Amazon is the biggest threat to bitcoin right now! 

 Boasting over 94 billion USD in sales in a year, it handles almost half of all American online purchases and has operations across the globe. But despite offering a large variety of payment options, Amazon has yet to allow people to pay with bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. 

 As the leader in online retail, it’s in a prime position to do so. Given the current popularity of cryptocurrency, what exactly is Amazon waiting for? 

 https://hackernoon.com/amazon-is-the-biggest-threat-to-bitcoin-right-now-62a56d8435e4 

 The rise of crypto in higher education 

Coinbase regularly engages with students and universities across the country as part of recruiting efforts. We partnered with Qriously to ask students directly about their thoughts of crypto and blockchain — and in this report, we outline findings on the growing roster of crypto and blockchain courses amid a steady rise in student interest.

 https://blog.coinbase.com/the-rise-of-crypto-in-higher-education-81b648c2466f 

 These Smart Banknotes Could Bring Crypto To The Masses 

 Tangem is the first physical manifestation of digital assets. We are the first real physical bitcoin — the first tangible bitcoin. Tangem notes are smart banknotes with a special chip that carries cryptocurrencies or any other digital assets. With these banknotes you can conduct physical crypto transactions by just handing them over or receiving them. Unlike using crypto currency online, physical transactions are immediate, free, anonymous and there are no fees. They are truly decentralized, meaning it will never be restricted by technological limitations. 

 https://hackernoon.com/these-smart-banknotes-could-bring-crypto-to-the-masses-4be57bcca1c7 

 Crypto Word of Mouth (WOM) Token Ecosystem is coming in 2019 

As the WOM Token embarks on a Dutch auction token sale, its internal cryptoeconomics mechanism will employ dynamic smart contracts to reward personal brands for how they create fun, genuine, product-related content.

 The WOM Ecosystem is a community of participants who build, operate, and interact with content creation, curation and distribution services, facilitated by the WOM Token. The engineers at WOM have created a system designed to maximize access to honest word-of-mouth content. 

 https://medium.com/wom-protocol/crypto-word-of-mouth-wom-token-ecosystem-is-coming-in-2019-1cbc5d11e9c9 

 The Long Game in Crypto: Why Decentralization Matters 

 The future of crypto hinges on a critical, yet-to-be-answered question about the role of decentralization in a blockchain-based network. The answer has tremendous implications for the industry and the way investors allocate capital across crypto-assets. 

 The question is how important is decentralization and to what degree can we compromise on decentralization for particular use-cases? I will make a case that the only medium- to long-term viable decentralization strategy is the one that supports so called “sovereign-grade” censorship resistance. 

 https://medium.com/@Bitcom21/the-long-game-in-crypto-why-decentralization-matters-fd681ff5ed0 

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