What is Holding Back The Blockchain?

The Next Stage In The Evolution of The Blockchain

Abhishek Kothari
6 min readFeb 8, 2018
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I suppose it was the fact that sounded nice and it had the word “ether”, referring to the hypothetical invisible medium that permeates the universe and allows light to travel — Vitalik Buterin on why he chose the name Ethereum

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind — F Scott Fitzgerald

As I write this article, I witnessed a week where Bitcoin lost more than 23% of its value and Ether lost more than 27% of its value. Understandably, many thought the bubble had burst considering there is nothing backing today’s Crypto Currencies. They could be right but this article explains why they may not. Nobody knows for sure. The future of Blockchain’s global expansion depends on a new consensus building mechanism called Casper whose development is being led by Vitalik Buterin and Vlad Zamfir. This article explains why these two developers hold the key to the next evolution of the Blockchain.

What Prevents Blockchains From Going Mainstream?

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Abhishek Kothari

Futurist@The Intersection of Finance, Tech & Humanity. Stories of a Global Language: “Money”. Contributor @ Startup Grind, HackerNoon, HBR