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IMPACT LEARNING: Blockchain, what is it and how will it change the world of finance?
Written on 14 February 2018.
The number of job postings on LinkedIn related to blockchain, cryptocurrency, and bitcoin increased at least fourfold in 2017*
Who: EDHEC Student Finance Club in cooperation with fintech startup Circle
What: Insights and explanations of what is Blockchain, why is it important, how it is changing the financial world, and what unexploited opportunities are still available to new entrants.
Where: EDHEC Nice Campus
Truth: "Six of the world’s biggest banks have joined a project to create a new form of digital cash that they hope to launch next year for clearing and settling financial transactions over blockchain."*
*Sources
- Blockchain Job Market: Challenges and Opportunities, Bloomberg BNA, January 17, 2018
- Six global banks join forces to create digital currency, The Financial Times, August 31, 2017
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