Blythe on blockchain's 'tipping point'

We talk to Blythe Masters, our Year in Review series launches, OpenBazaar gets funding, Blockchain gets a new director... View this email in your browser December 13th, 2016 "How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else." – R. Buckminster Fuller Got this from a friend? SUBSCRIBE HERE Blythe Masters, the CEO of Digital Asset Holdings (DAH), wants to make blockchain tech accessible to all. In conversation with CoinDesk, she discussed her firm's recent white paper, which stands out in that it is written in layman's terms. The aim is to help company directors, rather than developers, understand how the technology can help their businesses. The paper also explains how regulators can benefit, and lays out some of the vulnerabilities that blockchains still need to overcome. To help with this, and to foster an ecosystem, DAH earlier this year outsourced its smart contract platform. It hopes that increased community development, and greater awareness of the technology's benefits, will push blockchain towards mainstream adoption. Read the full story Share Tweet 🎄We have a special holiday gift for our readers.🎄 Today we launch CoinDesk's 2nd annual Year In Review, to provide insight into the state of the blockchain industry at the turn of yet another pivotal year. Starting today and continuing through to January, we'll be offering you a series of articles written by leading thinkers, builders and influencers. We hope that you find them as thoughtful and stimulating as we do.   Wait, there's more: Blockchain in 2017: Do We Know What We Don't Know? *Year in Review*: Author William Mougayar tirelessly touches on a long list of fundamental questions on the blockchain sector. Aimed at highlighting what we know that we don't know, the subjects range from strategic to tactical, and are well worth spending some time thinking about. After all, the more aware we are of issues yet to resolve, the better-armed we are to start to seek answers. Read more. How US Regulators Can Boost Blockchain in 2017 *Year in Review*: Christopher Giancarlo of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission offers five steps that financial regulators need to take to encourage blockchain innovation and development. He also, more importantly, explains why it's essential that they do. Read more. Bitcoin Wallet Blockchain Adds Ex-Barclays Chief to Board The ex-CEO of Barclays Bank, Antony Jenkins, has joined the board of bitcoin wallet startup Blockchain. Could this be a step towards reconciling the world of banking with that of bitcoin? Read more. Bitcoin-Powered Marketplace OpenBazaar Raises $3 Million OpenBazaar, the bitcoin-powered open-source marketplace, has raised $3 million from BlueYard, Andreesen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. The funding should help it to expand its service offering, and continue building towards its 2.0 release. Read more. New Paper Explores Cryptocurrency for Space Colonies A bit too soon, maybe? A paper just released looks into how cryptocurrencies could work for space colonies. Sci-fi writers should take note. Read more. Dutch City Trials Blockchain for Real Estate Contracts The city of Rotterdam is working with Deloitte to record lease contracts on the blockchain. This is the first step in an effort to make real estate transactions more transparent and efficient. Read more. New Blockchain Consortium in South Korea 27 finance and technology firms in South Korea have formed a blockchain consortium. Among its priorities will be work on securities settlement and trade finance management. Read more.   Go to CoinDesk You'll have noticed some changes to the format of this Daily newsletter. And we're just getting started... 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