INFOGRAPHIC: 7 inspirational quotes on the potential of blockchain to change the world
1. “If crypto succeeds, it's not because it empowers better people. It's because it empowers better institutions."
Vitalik Buterin, Founder, Ethereum
2. “The blockchain symbolizes a shift in power from the centers to the edges of the networks.”
William Mougayar, Chair, Kin Foundation
3. “Blockchain technology isn't just a more efficient way to settle securities. It will fundamentally change market structures, and maybe even the architecture of the Internet itself.”
Abigail Johnson, CEO, Fidelity Investments
4. “The negative environmental impact of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has been widely covered in the press in recent weeks and months, and their volatility has also been flagged as a cause for concern. Nevertheless, the UN believes that blockchain, the technology lying behind these online currencies, could be of great benefit to those fighting the climate crisis, and help bring about a more sustainable global economy.”
United Nations Statement on Blockchain and Climate Change
5. “You’re going to start seeing open-source, self-executing contracts gradually improve over time. What the Internet did to publishing, blockchain will do to about 160 different industries. It’s crazy.”
Patrick M. Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com
6. “Blockchain technology has such a wide range of transformational use cases, from recreating the plumbing of Wall Street to creating financial sovereignty in the farthest regions of the world.”
Perianne Boring, Founder & President, Chamber of Digital Commerce
7. “Cryptographic truth is a superior way for the entire world to operate. Once you experience the transparency, personal control and lower risks of a world powered by truth, rather than a world backed only by "just trust us" ideas, you simply cannot go back.”
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