My bank is hosting a blockchain evening in March. After I laughed I'm now curious what they have to say.
I got an email from my local bank today.
They are hosting a blockchain evening where they will tell anyone that wants to know what blockchain will bring in the future.
At first, I laughed. Wasn't this blockchain thing suppose to pop like a balloon not too long ago?
But then I got curious.
I have decided to go there and blockbrother @s3rg3 is coming to.
It's happening the end of March.
I basically want to know what 'the enemy' thinks of the blockchain.
In the end, it would help if the bubble mindset makes room for a more positive mindset.
That's what I'm hoping to hear when I go.
Personally, I already know blockchain technology won't go away anytime soon. It's just too powerful.
It will change the whole world.
But the last time I heard a stranger talk about blockchain it involved Bitcoin and it was a 'dangerous thing'.
So, It will take more time. (we are only 10 years in).
That 'dangerous' thing, by the way, is always something that fascinates me.
Where did this person get this opinion from? How was it formed?
The reason it fascinates me is that I used to be like that.
Before 2013, I had heard of Bitcoin and brushed it off like the dumbest thing in the world.
But when I actually took the time to look into it, it blew my mind.
I just can't remember why I once thought it was shit.
Maybe my bank will help in this department :)
But all joking aside.
I'm really curious to see what they have to say.
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I’d be there and say “ I object” they better they there showing us a bright future no bullshit needed haha
I’m curious if the bank uses “blockchain” as in a centralized Ripple-style database or if they’ll be referring to distributed ledger technology. A huge difference between the two that newbies would not grasp.
Bank is talking about blockchain, look fishy.
It will be more educational about crypto in general.
Wait and see.
Keep on steemin'
Welke bank gaat zich branden aan dit hete ijzer?
rabo
Thanks a lot @exyle for informing us this news.
This is just the beginning, All banks were against crypto and blockchain.
Now they started to improve their services for customers and also started to think about improving their transactions and systems because they found all people went to crypto.
Now they started to host blockchain meetups and soon each bank and each company will create its own token as everything is going to be on blockchains soon.
I see a promising future :)
Thank you again for this news :D
It's funny but it hit the fact, sometimes when I ask my friends what do they know about btc, all there explanation is always going towards ponzi. But one thing I noticed is that they have not take there time to make research about it but keep on saying trash about it.
The craziest thing is that the people that say no to the blockchain, is now using the system fn the blockchain in Nigeria.
Take a look at this message I got after making transaction from my bank.
This GTcoin on the image can be accumulate to buy airtime and also exchange for real money.
To me it this is funny, but if they can be serious with it, it will end up being a crypto coin.
This is how it will happen.
if we can be making transaction and doing some other things to earn the Gtcoin, it is known as Mining.
Since the coin presently in the bank can be exchange for real money and airtime, then some people might start accepting it for payment, then the coin is now having value and the coin will increase in value price per one.
The coin will be as internal exchange In the country and the more the demand of the coin the more it the price value increases..
With this, people will like to hold on the coin and also invest on it, and with time it will fall on the crypto coinmarket.
There must be something in the wind today. My work had a talk about emerging tech that they will have to keep abreast of and in the short list one of them was Blockchain. It was less impressive when they tried to summarise it thought and got it totally wrong. Fascinating though your bank getting in on the action or at least talking about it!
Sort of depends on what they have to say about it :)
Hehe, true enough. It might be all blockchain is evil!!
hi @exyle do i loose anything if i upvote very frequently on steemit? i mean what does it take to upvote? my steem power or what?
can you please let me know the payment and consumption structure here thank you
and then obviously i shall upvote for you more if i understand it better what does it take ha ha :-)
I have been thinking for a while of the old saying "The time for NO has come and gone," when it comes to banks, governments and authorities vs. blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. With last year's boom making this a 1/2 trillion dollar industry, something tells me that we have seen a subtle shift towards banks now being curious about "how they can get onboard" in ways that allow them to participate while still remaining banks in some semblance of the way we know them.
Blockchain or not, cryptos or not, there will probably be a place for "retail banking" for some decades to come, and those banks that get in on combining the two NOW will be the long term survivors.
Just a thought, really...
The UK was thinking about it last year, but then BTC fell $14000 and they have gone back to 'researching' the topic.
https://www.coindesk.com/bank-of-england-has-no-plans-to-launch-cryptocurrency/
Now BTC has gained $4000 again recently, it's being shunned because they missed the bottom, again:
https://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/921169/bitcoin-bank-of-england-cryptocurrency-mark-carney-brexit-EU
So in the next year or 2 when the markets are flying again, expect the research to conclude that it does make sense - and hopefully at this point, most of us will not have to care what the Banks' opinion is!
I agree with you. Old school banking is here for a while longer. We are in between two worlds at the moment (and probably more at the beginning side of things). Ignoring the tech is foolish, combining will be the way to go indeed.
You are both going to be cringing and putting your heads in your hands, i can see it now!
I dare you to crash the stage and tell them what's really going down!
'Hey Banksters, I'm going to make a video log about this event tomorrow, store it on a Blockchain and be rewarded $1000 for it'
Minds... blown :)
I'm going to start calling them all banksters! Thanks for the new lingo lol ;)
lol!
Your bank? 😃
I would pay good money to see a video of that....if I had any good money. lol...
You have an upvote to reward such a video, let's badger @exyle to do it, do it!
You are right! I do! Yes, let's badger him - GREAT idea, @abh12345!
Well i think banker's won't like cryptos and especially the bitcoin but in my opinion we all want freedom we are born free and this is our right to live free as well why we deposit our hard earned money to those banks and then they start controlling our money and we are no longer in a condition of use it freely, we have a far better option available now to save our money in shape of cryptos and by doing this we also have a full control in our funds no middle man use our funds for his own sake, the future of cryptos is so bright and we surely see more developments and growth in cryptos with the passage of time, wish you all the best in all of your future endeavors! friend, Stay blessed