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5 Predictions for 2021

Tom Tunguz

The merry retail investors using Robinhood bolster the passive investment wave, and their market-shaping forces sustain stratospheric multiples in the public markets. Blockchain technologies become mainstream driven by the adoption of national reserve banks. The US Dollar continues its decline as the global currency of trade.

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Which Categories of Seed Startups are Thriving? Which Aren't?

Tom Tunguz

Blockchain - another exponential curve that shows growth from 0 to 200 startups in eight years. Blockchain is clearly the category with the steepest slope. Today, that number is 400 and the chart is a classic S-curve, tapering after a period of intense growth.

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Five Predictions for 2022

Tom Tunguz

Blockchain technologies become mainstream driven by the adoption of national reserve banks. Central bank digital coins (CBDC)s are still very early in the US and China. VCs invested $10b per year. In 2021, 601 venture-backed IPOs raised $198b, up 40% in deal count and 173% in dollars. same as last year.

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Global blockchain spending to hit $12.4B by 2022; finance sector leads growth

IT World

The largest chunk of worldwide spending on new blockchain networks – nearly $2.9 billion this year – will come from the financial sector, where banking, securities and investment services, and insurance industries will invest more than $1.1 Further reading: What is blockchain? Further reading: What is blockchain?

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Content Services Platforms: The Future-Ready Solution for Managing Content

How To Buy Saas

This inefficiency is costly for banks and insurance companies. Leveraging blockchain’s immutable ledger and smart contracts, CSPs can ensure the connection and authenticity of digital content while automating content licensing and permissions. Don’t hesitate to embark on a future fueled by content.

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Recurring Payments: Definition and Implementation Best Practices

Stax

For subscription businesses, the customer’s account should also include options for subscription management where they can adjust the frequency of deliveries, pause or cancel the subscription, update card information or bank account information, and more. Why Accept Recurring Payments? What’s Next for Recurring Payments?

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How Will We Value a Crypto Token?

Tom Tunguz

Imagine you have a dollar to invest and you can choose between two options: a public cloud service or a layer 1 blockchain. The same is true for a crypto bank and an L1. How do you decide which is more attractive? How does a token differ from equity? In addition, tokens offer one benefit beyond equity: utility.