Is Blockchain the Major Next Step in the Evolution of the Internet

In the Fall of 1995, IBM made the decision to embrace the Internet and make it the centerpiece of its strategic directions. As the general manager of the newly formed IBM Internet Division, I spent a lot of time thinking how to best articulate the promise of the Internet. Looking back, I often described that promise using some variation of: The Internet has the potential to transform the economy, society and our personal lives.

It’s taken a a few additional innovations, – e.g., smartphones, social media, cloud computing, big data, IoT, – for its historical impact to be fully evident, but by now, most everyone agrees that the Internet has become one of the most transformative technologies the world has ever seen, – right up there with electricity, telecommunications, cars and airplanes.

Irving Wladawsky-Berger

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