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Welcome to the blockchain revolution. This is what it means

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 — Blockchain is changing the financial and technological landscape.

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09 Jan 2017

Don Tapscott CEO, The Tapscott Group
Tom Serres Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Animal Ventures

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Don Tapscott, CEO, The Tapscott Group

Tom Serres, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Animal Ventures

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