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Chinese Report: Blockchain Projects Go From Boom to Bust in 15 Months

Chinese report: blockchain projects go from boom to bust in 15 months

Chinese Report: Blockchain Projects Go From Boom to Bust in 15 Months

Chinese report: blockchain projects go from boom to bust in 15 months

A Chinese government analysis has concluded the average lifespan of a blockchain project is 1.22 years, sources report May 28.

Speaking at the ongoing China International Big Data Industry Expo 2018 in Guizhou, He Baohong of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) said only 8% of the blockchain projects ever launched are still alive.

He released the information as part of the unveiling of CAICT’s report on blockchain industry trends.

CAICT is a scientific research institute directly controlled by the Chinese government in the form of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

The trends CAICT foresee as enduring, according to local news media outlet China Money Network (CMN), include “increasing integration of the flow of data and assets” as well as “accelerated pace of the growth of digital assets.”

For blockchain-based endeavors, however, the landscape remains hit-and-miss, according to He.

“(These projects) came out very quickly, but die quickly as well,” CMN quotes him as saying.

“In this circumstance, governments globally are accelerating their efforts to establish unified standards in order to help blockchain projects to achieve real-life applications.”

Beijing remains actively involved in blockchain and cryptocurrency insight, earlier this month producing its first official ratings for 26 crypto assets. The scheme is due to expand, also incorporating blockchain projects along with additional assets.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, He remained upbeat on the providence of China’s own blockchain offerings.

“We have established verifiable blockchain programs in China, and nearly 200 private enterprises have expressed interests to join,” he added.

“(This) will help blockchain technology and industry to become more transparent and open.”

Published at Mon, 28 May 2018 15:27:00 +0000

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With the recent news that the Steam games platform would no longer be accepting bitcoin as a payment option, many gamers erupted into rage over the decision by Valve. However, Valve did say that the use of bitcoin as a payment option had become “untenable” for them.

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We’re happy to announce that you can now again pay for your Steam gaming with bitcoin–buying Steam vouchers directly through Bitrefill! The vouchers are denominated in Euros (€) and are valid all over the world — the voucher amount will instantly be converted to the currency on your Steam account.

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Steam’s game platform dominates the gaming world, selling digital keys for games and other software. They have also diversified into the hardware field as well when they launched their own gampad and Linux-based SteamOS console. Their support for bitcoin, as few other retailers had accepted it, was widely seen as a boon for the cryptocurrency when they announced they would be begin accepting it as payment in 2016.

Steam’s decision to withdraw bitcoin payment was announced earlier in the week as bitcoin’s price moves were, within hours, rising or falling by thousands of dollars. Such volatility in a currency is hard to accept from a business as a certain small profit could easily turn into a significant loss within minutes. It should be noted, though, that Steam added in their statement that they were not ruling out using bitcoin as a payment option in the future.

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For those looking to use the new vouchers, they are available for purchase from Bitrefill in denominations from 5 – 100 Euros. Payment can be made from your wallet of choice, including Xapo and Coinbase.

Are you on the Steam games platform? Have you purchased with bitcoin before? Will you now use Bitrefills vouchers? Let us know in the comments below.


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