September / October 2018
10-9-2018
EVALUATING THE STATE OF DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY
Digital currencies are making waves, but will Bitcoin (BTC) and its crypto-brethren ever replace the payments system as we know it? For Ari Juels and Ittay Eyal, co-director and associate director, respectively, of the Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC3), cryptocurrencies and the distributed ledger technology that underpins them face several substantial limitations before they can reach mainstream adoption.
DEPARTMENTS
@ETA
Announcements and ideas from ETA’s CEO Jason Oxman
INTELLIGENCE
Vital facts and stats from the electronic payments world and ETA
POLITICS & POLICY
Political, economic, and advocacy updates affecting your business
INDUSTRY AFFAIRS
A look at how payments industry evolution can shape your business
PAYMENTS INSIDER
Understanding appraisals and M&A activity in the payments industry
About ETA
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) is the global trade association representing more than 500 payments and technology companies. ETA members make commerce possible by processing more than $6 trillion in purchases in the US and deploying payments innovations to merchants and consumers. Learn more: www.electran.org.