Irisches Auktionshaus versteigert Bitcoin & Co. im Gesamtwert von 450.000 US-Dollar
Das über 80 Jahre alte irische Auktionshaus Wilsons Auctions wird am 28. Februar die nächste Krypto-Versteigerung abhalten. Das Auktionshaus ist das erste private Auktionshaus weltweit, welches Kryptowährungen zum Ersteigern anbietet. Laut eines des Auktionators startet die Auktion am 28. Februar und endet am 1. März 2019. Die Kryptowährungen für die Auktion stammen aus konfiszierten Beständen der belgischen Regierung und sind Teil einer vertraglichen Vereinbarung zwischen dem Auktionshaus Wilson Auctions und der Regierung Belgiens. Laut dem Auktionshaus Wilsons Auctions sollen am Vertrag auch noch viele andere Auktionshäuser in Europa interessiert gewesen sein.
Ablauf der Auktion
Die 24-stündige Auktion soll am Donnerstag, den 28. Februar, um 12 Uhr mittags (GMT) starten. Das Auktionshaus versteigert dabei rund 315 Coins. Darunter jeweils 105 , bitcoin Gold (BTG) und bitcoin Cash (BCH). Die versteigerten BTC stammen aus einem Schlag gegen illegale Betäubungsmittelhändler. Wie bisher geplant ist, soll die Auktion am Freitag, dem 1. März, um 12 Uhr mittags (GMT) enden.
Die Auktion soll indes ein weltweites Publikum ansprechen und Erstkäufern die Gelegenheit bieten, über die Plattform eines erfahrenen Auktionshauses digitale Assets zu ersteigern. Die Kryptowährungen im Gesamtwert von rund 450.000 US-Dollar werden ferner in mehrere Lots aufgeteilt, die ein breites Publikum ansprechen sollen. Die angebotenen Lots der bitcoin reichen der Mittelung zufolge von 0,5 bis 4 BTC, während die BCH und BTG-Lots eine größere Anzahl von Coins enthalten werden.
Ausblick
Indes bedient der Hintergrund der Versteigerung eines der gängigen Klischees von Kryptowährungen. Einige Experten wie Yaya Fanusie sind der Ansicht, dass Kryptowährung wie bitcoin oder anonyme Ableger wie besonders gern zum Abwickeln von Rauschgift-Deals oder zur Terrorfinanzierung eingesetzt werden. Gegenmeinungen behaupten wiederum, dass sich beispielsweise die Anzahl der für terroristische Aktivitäten missbrauchten Bitcoins in den Jahren 2015 bis 2017 auf weniger als 10 BTC belaufen haben soll. Laut eines Berichts des Center for a New American Security (CNAS) sind die Beweise für den Einsatz von Kryptowährungen für illegale Aktivitäten ohnehin schwammig.
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There are few people who have worked in the blockchain technology space for so long and maintained such a seemingly disinterested and skeptical perspective on the emerging technology as Tim Swanson. Through numerous books and a blog, Tim has shown a knack for going out of his way to do deep within the blockchain space.
This week on Let’s Talk bitcoin, Tim Swanson, Director of Research at Post Oak Labs, talked with Epicenter’s Brian Fabian Crain and Sebastien Couture.
His most notable work within the space has happened as Director of Market Research at R3, the first blockchain enterprise consortium for the financial services industry. During his time at R3, Tim assessed several hundred entities — companies, startups and universities — working on some type of blockchain initiative. His experience gave a full range of good, bad and ugly business operations and blockchain propositions that existed in the early stages of this industry.
Whether you agree with his stoic perspective or not, it may be a good remedy for the mania that has resulted from bitcoin’s phenomenal price increase this year. As new investors flood in the crypto community and more and more people begin talking about blockchain technology, it’s never a bad idea to be reminded of how the industry has developed.
“Historically, we’ve seen a lot of manias happen in tech: social media, solar panels, AR, VR, etc. I don’t see the benefit in becoming a fanboy in anything at this early, early stage.”
On the current state for the enterprise blockchain market
Swanson proposed that there has been a significant shift of attention in 2017 from enterprise blockchain to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), due in large part to the amount of money that has been raised this way. Referencing the , Swanson believes blockchain enterprise adoption is currently in the “trough of disillusionment.” This stage comes after the initial peak of expectations where interest wanes as experiments and implementations fail to deliver. This is also where many producers of the technology either give up or receive continued investment for improving the products to the satisfaction of early adopters.
“The problem as a whole for the enterprise blockchain space is that it hasn’t managed any of the expectations it initially set out to accomplish. In the beginning, there were brash claims like putting the entire United States equities market on a blockchain in less than a year. Over time, it became clear that something like that was not possible. Because of the unmanaged expectations coupled with the retail enthusiasm coming from the consumer side seeing how blockchain could help them, where in reality, enterprise is a long-term cycle and build-out, many people lost interest once they realized they could make money much faster through ICOs.”
Swanson listed a number of startups working on the enterprise blockchain side in New York, London and the west coast, including , , and , among others, as well as and , both of which Swanson still advises.
“If you look at funding for those companies — as an aggregate they’ve raised maybe $400-450 million dollars. For comparison — and it’s not an accurate comparison — ICOs in the month of June raised over $600 million dollars. It was a shift in enthusiasm from people who wanted to get very rich, very quickly. The fact of the matter, even for ICOs, is that you can’t bypass the requirement-gathering necessary to build a platform that can work with existing institutions and existing regulatory and industry requirements.”
“You can’t just build an aeroplane, convert it into a helicopter then sell it to a bunch of helicopter enthusiasts. Ultimately, somebody will have to build applications and that’s why building an ecosystem and community is so important.”
Why Aren’t There Any New Enterprise Blockchain Companies?
Swanson attributed the lack of new enterprise blockchain companies to the difficulty new startups face in working against the existing competition within the space. Established companies have a head start in acquiring the essential ingredients for success in the enterprise blockchain space: capital and some kind of partnership with regulators or players of the existing infrastructure.
Furthermore, Swanson suggested that most of the obstacles encountered by enterprise blockchain companies could be easily surmounted by larger players:
“Large enterprises like Oracle, IBM, Sap, Microsoft have the capacity and budgets to acquire any of the enterprise startups. Oracle alone could acquire all the enterprise startups themselves and not blink much of an eye.”
Transitioning from Proof of Concept to the Pilot Stage
Swanson stated that one of the most critical obstacles for enterprise blockchain startups to be mindful of are the (PFMI). These are a set of standards adopted after the 2008 financial crisis which the international community considers fundamental to strengthening and preserving financial stability.
“These principles are intended to prevent a snowball/domino affect where a local problem could potentially take down an entire system,” said Swanson. Due to the nature of these principles and how they interact within existing financial infrastructure, changing legacy infrastructure by integrating a blockchain that does not comply with these principles is far more time consuming and costly.
“Within these large corporations, you can’t just turn off legacy infrastructure, then turn on your blockchain version and continue production. Things have to be run in parallel for a while. It takes time and talent.”
The future of the blockchain in enterprise is not necessarily tied to more infrastructures, Swanson concluded. “Instead of building out more infrastructure, I am much more interested in seeing applications built on top of existing infrastructure.”
to hear Swanson on busting hype, the recent ICO spike and the rise of cryptocurrencies as a new asset class among other things.
