The Incredible Opportunities of Merging Blockchain and Big Data in Emerging Markets

Ryan Kh
Ryan Kh
Aug 24, 2017 · 1 min read

There is shortage of big data experts in emerging markets. However, big data may be a larger disruptor in those markets than anywhere in Europe. Blockchain, cryptocurrency processors and big data are being utilized to build strong ecommerce models in developing nations.

Big Data and Blockchain Are the Key to Ecommerce in Emerging Markets

In 2008,Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym of the anonymous inventor of bitcoin, probably never expected his brainchild to have such a profound impact on the world. Bitcoin itself may not even be his most important contribution. Blockchain, the ledger system that Nakamoto developed to support bitcoin, is poised to have an even larger effect. Its impact on emerging markets such as India and Tanzania may be more impressive than we could have ever imagined.

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