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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: WD3 Photography on May 18, 2021, 09:25

Title: New stock photography blockchain agency
Post by: WD3 Photography on May 18, 2021, 09:25

James Wheeler co-founder of Photoloo, has just posted a video in which he discusses an idea for a new stock photography agency based on blockchain technology.

https://youtu.be/j81lsfvwpvs

Title: Re: New stock photography blockchain agency
Post by: cascoly on May 18, 2021, 19:04

why?  what does blockchain add other than as buzzword?

Title: Re: New stock photography blockchain agency
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on May 18, 2021, 20:48

Yeah, no.

Title: Re: New stock photography blockchain agency
Post by: Uncle Pete on May 21, 2021, 10:13

Quote from: cascoly on May 18, 2021, 19:04

why?  what does blockchain add other than as buzzword?

A way to flush the loo? Pull the chain?

Title: Re: New stock photography blockchain agency
Post by: cascoly on May 21, 2021, 20:30

but it's a BLOCKED chain!

coincidentally, krugman's article today:

Twelve years on, cryptocurrencies play almost no role in normal economic activity. Almost the only time we hear about them being used as a means of payment — as opposed to speculative trading — is in association with illegal activity, like money laundering

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/opinion/cryptocurrency-bitcoin.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/opinion/cryptocurrency-bitcoin.html)