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Published inJan 2019
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Peter Lipovyanov
Peter Lipovyanov
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Peter Lipovyanov

Peter Lipovyanov is an experienced investment banker and venture investor currently focusing on blockchain projects and crypto-assets. A firm believer in the potential of blockchain technology to change the world for the better by facilitating financial inclusion across the globe and improving the efficiency of financial markets and other sectors of the economy, he has been involved in several promising blockchain projects building decentralized applications. His passion for education also led him to create a bestseller online course about the fundamental principles of blockchain technology and its business applications, which is the basis for this book.
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Blockchain and the global tech giants

Now, let's consider the future of internet giants in the blockchain era. Many of the hypotheses and assumptions we will make are related to a scenario in which blockchain turns out to be a game-changing technology.

The current internet space is dominated by four tech companies: Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple. This is a centralized model in which four firms control a large portion of users' data.

Blockchain, on the other hand, is a technology that propels decentralization.

Therefore, it is very interesting how users would react when new decentralized alternatives come onto the stage. It is also important to note that all leading tech companies are looking into blockchain now and figuring out how they can incorporate it into their business models.

This is a purely strategic analysis of how blockchain could potentially impact the...

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Published in: Jan 2019Publisher: ISBN-13: 9781789956023

Author (1)

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Peter Lipovyanov

Peter Lipovyanov is an experienced investment banker and venture investor currently focusing on blockchain projects and crypto-assets. A firm believer in the potential of blockchain technology to change the world for the better by facilitating financial inclusion across the globe and improving the efficiency of financial markets and other sectors of the economy, he has been involved in several promising blockchain projects building decentralized applications. His passion for education also led him to create a bestseller online course about the fundamental principles of blockchain technology and its business applications, which is the basis for this book.
Read more about Peter Lipovyanov