3D printing and blockchain could change world trade as we know it

Jul 12, 2016

A Bitcoin (virtual currency) paper wallet with QR codes and a coin are seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, May 27, 2015. British authorities have come out in support of digital currencies in the name of promoting financial innovation, while proposing that regulations should be drawn up to prevent their use in crime. But it is technophiles who are leading the drive to make London a real-world hub for trade in web-based "cryptocurrencies", of which bitcoin is the original and still most popular. Picture taken May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier - RTX1EWTP

With the advent of 3D Printing and Blockchain, production and trade will never be the same again. Image: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Magnus Rentzhog

Senior Advisor, Swedish National Board of Trade

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