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The FT's Big Read: To coin a craze: Silicon Valley’s cryptocurrency boom

A good read for the w/e by the FT on the flood of ICO's whose vision of decentralised online services where ordinary users interact directly with each other (rather than through internet companies that set themselves up as gatekeepers to the online world) leaving the control - and the profits - in the hands of the users.

Networks such as IPFS are based on a vision of decentralised online services where ordinary users interact directly with each other, rather than through internet companies that set themselves up as gatekeepers to the online world. According to the enthusiasts, many of the most popular internet applications could be remade in this way, leaving the control — and the profits — in the hands of the users.

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cryptocurrency, ico