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Using Blockchain Because They Care about an Equalizing Economy
CryptoScout by Eleanor Haas Celsius Network is a mobile app that functions like a crypto bank — receives crypto deposits, pays interest on crypto and makes loans collateralized by crypto. It became profitable in less than two years, an admirable achievement. But there’s more. Celsius set out to speed crypto adoption and then, by promising always…
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Why Financial Institutions should be Educated about Cryptocurrencies
In 2013, the one-time $5bn company, Blockbuster Videos, went into liquidation as it bowed to pressure from online streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu. Blockbuster did not see the threat that Netflix posed in 1997 when it launched and made the mistake of passing up the opportunity to buy Netflix in 2000. Its inability…
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50 Bitcoin Facts
Over the last month or so there has been a surge of interest around Bitcoin and various other cryptocurrencies. I do not believe this is due to any single, specific reason, but it could be because many believe the perfect storm for Bitcoin is brewing in 2020. You can learn more about that on our…
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Disruptor Disrupted?
Is cryptocurrency at risk of being co-opted by the very institutions it was created to displace? CryptoScout by Eleanor Haas, Partner of Iconic Holding, Chief Concept Navigator at The Calyx Group, Advisor to Astia Angels, and Director, Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, was launched in 2009 as a rebel with a cause —…
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Just Another Retrospective on the Decade in Crypto
One of the oldest tales in blockchain is comparing the last ten years to the early days of the internet. A young Bill Gates trying to convince late show host David Letterman why radio and television are simply not enough is a great example of forward-thinking innovation meeting target audience requirements. Was the ability to…






