“It’s Time for Blockchain Use Cases to Be Proven and Come to Market”

While 2016 was the year of firms and governments experimenting with blockchain technology, 2017 should be the year we see use cases being proven and actually coming to market, according to Abdul Naushad, chairman and founder of PayCommerce.

"So much venture capital money has been pumped into the market that investors, stakeholders and the industry should demand to see meaningful results based on the promises and proof of concepts introduced to the market," Naushad told Bitcoin Magazine.

"It's time to challenge if these investments actually improve the ecosystem and generate real value to banks, corporates and market participants overall," said Naushad.

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