2016 in Review

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Why Collaboration Will Drive Blockchain's Success in 2017
Close collaboration continues to be the absolute necessity for blockchain success, argues Richard Collin of Thomson Reuters.
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Towards a Clearer Understanding of Blockchain's True Value
NRI's Takeo Nishikata examines some of the discussion around blockchain, seeking to "clarify all the misunderstandings" around the technology.
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Blockchain in Finance: From Buzzword to Watchword in 2016
As Big Finance starts to better understand blockchain, central bank-issued cryptocurrencies will likely follow, says FirstRand Bank's Farzam Ehsani.
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Making Blockchain Real for Enterprises: The Importance of Tokenization
Banco Santander's Julio Faura looks back on what he calls a "remarkable" year for blockchain development in the financial industry.
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Why Blockchain Won't Be Connecting Banks in 2017
The inability of banks and financial institutions to collaborate could restrict growth of new blockchain use cases next year.
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5 Things the Bitcoin and Blockchain Industry Needs to Stop Saying in 2017
In this CoinDesk 2016 in Review feature, Bailey Reutzel takes aim at some of the dominant talking points in the bitcoin and blockchain space today.
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2016: The Year That Wasn't For Bitcoin
Jim Harper takes aim at bitcoin's so-called "successes" in 2016, arguing that deficient dialogue is holding back it and other blockchain-based monies.
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Alex (left) and Don Tapscott (Blockchain Research Institute)
The Tapscotts on Blockchain in 2016 and What’s Next
Don and Alex Tapscott chart a broad overview of blockchain in 2016, with an eye to what is to come in the year ahead.
Alex (left) and Don Tapscott (Blockchain Research Institute)

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CoinDesk's Most Influential People in Blockchain 2016
CoinDesk profiles the most influential members of the blockchain industry, a list informed by more than 2,000 responses in our reader poll.
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Deutsche Bank's 5 Lessons Learned From DLT in 2016
Deutsche Bank experts discuss what they've learned while exploring blockchain over the last year, as well as their outlook for 2017 and beyond.
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