On Friday, Gartner unveiled its latest blockchain and web3 hype cycle. An associated blog post claims that cryptocurrency trading is the only killer app so far. Unsurprisingly, not everyone agrees, and the hype cycle’s individual elements are being debated in multiple posts on Linkedin. [1][2]
“Consumer apps like NFT games and commerce are driving innovation as enterprises gradually begin to realize business value. A tipping point in adoption will soon be reached, as risks are managed proactively,” says Avivah Litan in a blog post. And goes on to say, “other than cryptocurrency trading, we still have not seen killer use cases yet. They need to leapfrog over current applications in terms of making our lives better.”
Perhaps the blog post intended to spur debate.
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