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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business Review

Some observers have pointed out that blockchain projects may have an inherent incentive and strategic reason to be more aggressive in raising capital earlier in the experimentation process. For example, Sia is a decentralized storage platform on the blockchain, leveraging underutilized hard drive capacity around the world.

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How Safe Are Blockchains? It Depends.

Harvard Business Review

This decentralization and relative freedom of access has led to some unexpected consequences: Because anyone can read and write transactions, bitcoin transactions have fueled black market trading.

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Health Care Reforms That Work

Harvard Business Review

Five innovative reforms have been found to help reduce costs without compromising on the quality of health care services: Decentralization of responsibilities : Most dialysis centers today are trying to provide drug management, laboratory services, and vascular surgery management in addition to dialysis service under one roof.

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How Blockchain Could Help Emerging Markets Leap Ahead

Harvard Business Review

The natural decentralization of blockchain means that distance to infrastructure like data centers doesn’t matter. ” Because it was explicitly designed to function in an environment where participants cannot necessarily trust each other, blockchain technology is extremely secure.