Williams said it would make more sense to him if cryptocurrencies were treated as currencies, and the designation as property is «almost a deterrent in [the] pursuit
of mainstream adoption.»
New media opportunities have arisen as a result
of the mainstream adoption of blockchain.
This will allow for more
of a mainstream adoption of e-paper in general, chiefly due to the synergy between a smartphone and a secondary device.
With watch size, battery issues and screen real estate key concerns, I can't help thinking that Razer is on to something here with Nabu — wearable devices skirt some of these problems and have already gained a good level
of mainstream adoption.
As the Bitcoin continues to reach new heights in terms of value and investors continue to pour money into the anonymous digital currency, the Bitcoin still faces the obstacle
of mainstream adoption.
At an MIT event this weekend, blockchain experts spoke out on the state of the tech and the obstacles that lie in the path
of mainstream adoption.
News
of mainstream adoption is certainly driving the rally to some degree, but I think it's also a reaction to the Bitcoin skeptics who have been especially vocal this week.
Overall, the Asus Zenfone AR has the potential to give a needed push to AR and VR, two technologies that have been hovering on the brink
of mainstream adoption.
A big obstacle
of mainstream adoption of blockchain technology is the privacy and integrity of financial data on the chain.
How far along is cryptocurrency in terms
of its mainstream adoption?
With the launch of the first atomic swap between Litecoin and Bitcoin this month, it's only a matter of time before this cryptocurrency could start seeing an extreme level
of mainstream adoption.
Cointelegraph The next wave
of mainstream adoption could have the banks and traditional institutions all mulling over cryptocurrencies.
Not exact matches
«Our thesis is that the volatility
of cryptocurrency is preventing their
mainstream adoption,» Nadar al - Naji, Basis's CEO and cofounder, told me on a call.
«I don't think the future
of food is exclusively plant - based, but I believe that we're in the midst
of seeing a
mainstream adoption,» Lowry says.
Intended as a cute way to promote the
mainstream adoption of Ethereum — a digital and decentralized ledger which records the game's smart contracts — CryptoKitties caught on with an irrational vengeance.
[CEO Pavel] Durov's idea is to launch an entirely new blockchain, using the Telegram's 180 million users as rocket fuel to power forward into
mainstream adoption off cryptocurrency and making Telegram, effectively, a kingmaker
of other cryptocurrencies, because
of its existing scale.
I would say these past few years we've seen the rise
of social media, and then the
mainstream adoption of it and now from that we are left with a huge opportunity to leverage influencer marketing.
Consumer
adoption of devices such as smart watches, eyeglasses, or fitness monitors is far from
mainstream, at least from a global view.
While Colored Coins will likely be important for the future
of Bitcoin, the process
of creating, storing, and using them needs to be further simplified for
mainstream adoption.
Some
of bitcoin's biggest advocates believe that institutional trading is necessary to increase
mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency and promote stable markets.
Furthermore, in a possible future where virtual currencies have won significant
mainstream adoption, J.P. Morgan may not be naturally positioned to offer the kinds
of services that consumers want.
It is a clear sign that bitcoin has now surpassed the first level
of adoption, and is already going full
mainstream across the globe.
The two are related in that the more people use a new technology the more awareness there is
of it and a positive
adoption cycle continues until it's
mainstream.
As I reflect on it, in terms
of mainstream merchant
adoption for online payments, I would have to say late 2014 to early 2015 was the first big peak.
Blockchain technology
adoption in the
mainstream is mainly aimed at improving the efficiency
of transactions amongst other benefits.
IBM is well - known for being at the forefront
of mainstream corporate blockchain
adoption.
Emerging Trends and Developments: The industry is diverse, encompassing many positive trends and emerging developments such as the growth
of P2P / marketplace lenders,
mainstream adoption of crowdsourced platforms (eg., Airbnb) and increasing popularity
of blockchain powered «Crowdsales» (or Initial Coin Offerings), as well as the launch
of OSCs Fintech Launchpad initiative.
WhatsApp's
adoption of the Signal protocol was a remarkable move by a
mainstream messaging product to protect user data and privacy.
And as it inches closer to
mainstream adoption, the more radical and sometimes illegal uses (such as gambling and ransomware payments) will likely give way market share to uses that have broad appeal (such as machine payments and store
of value).
Given the benefits and challenges
of virtual currencies, it's too early to write them off or say how quickly they will attract
mainstream adoption.
Whereas bitcoin has struggled with
mainstream adoption as a unit
of transaction, Litecoin appears to be making faster progress in terms
of transaction speed and affordable fees.
If I'm right, these projects, or ones like them, will be the harbingers
of mainstream bitcoin
adoption.
The rapid
adoption of cryptocurrency and the ease
of opening a business are some factors, and in Moscow, Russia, cryptocurrency is quickly becoming a
mainstream area
of study at universities due to high demand.
Coinify drives
mainstream adoption of blockchain currencies, for merchants and con - sumers.
More unfortunate is that cryptocurrency is simply not able to be spent widely due to low
mainstream adoption outside
of crypto enthusiasts and investors, which by and large prevents merchants from promoting their sales to crypto users.
Could it possibly remove some
of the final barriers to
mainstream adoption?
Mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies has nurtured an industry now valued at more than $ 600 billion.
At BitX we believe
mainstream adoption of Bitcoin will initially start within these types
of niches — areas where Bitcoin can solve problems that other payment methods or types
of money can not — and then branch out to broader
mainstream adoption.
Durov's idea is to launch an entirely new blockchain, using the Telegram's 180 million users as rocket fuel to power forward into
mainstream adoption off cryptocurrency and making Telegram, effectively, a kingmaker
of other cryptocurrencies, because
of its existing scale.
Customers will be able to purchase goods and services using our token, but we don't assume the near - term
mainstream adoption of crypto - wallets, and will primarily receive payments in fiat near - term and gradually proceed towards full
adoption.
With millions
of users, Kik hopes to drive
mainstream consumer
adoption of Kin, potentially making it the most adopted and used cryptocurrency in the world.
But when others appear to have arrived at a place where forgiveness and
adoption are sensed and valued, even when these things are not directly spoken
of in the language
of another faith's
mainstream reflection, are we to say that God has not found a path for himself?
Gay families are now part
of the
mainstream and hopeful gay adoptive parents are a staple
of many
adoption agency websites.
Based in California, For the Love
of Birthmothers hopes to be a voice outside the
mainstream dialogue to illustrate how varied
adoption stories are, to shift harmful stereotypes about
adoption to healthy truths, and to dispel misconceptions about open
adoption by replacing them with true stories where harmony between the mothers and families is achieved.
The body
of evidence for some
of these therapies, however, may not be considered sufficiently rigorous by
mainstream medical institutions to support the widespread
adoption of these practices.
Yet, driven by Moore's Law and the rapid advancement
of processors, screens and other commodity components coming out
of the smartphone supply chain, VR and AR are finally poised for
mainstream adoption with some calling them nothing less than a «new medium
of human experience.»
There quickly followed his indie
adoption farce «Flirting with Disaster» (1996), and the more
mainstream, but no less subversive, Gulf War adventure «Three Kings» (1999)-- and now Russell has turned his mind to no lesser topic than the meaning
of life itself, and the result is the relentlessly off - the - wall «I ♥ Huckabees», a deep plunge into the shallow end
of existence, and a film whose quirky intelligence establishes him, along with Charlie Kaufman and Paul Thomas Anderson, as one
of the most inventive writers working in cinema today.
Arnaud Desplechin's My Golden Days, on the other hand, recalls a more recent past, just before
mainstream adoption of the Internet put an end to long - distance relationships conducted primarily via snail mail.
Mainstream adoption of blended learning will come not from policy reform but from persuading the people who work at the ground level in education.
Thus
mainstream adoption of blended learning will come not from policy reform, but from persuading the people who work at the ground level in education.