New York Times columnist and Nobel economics laureate Paul Krugman wrote recently that the crypto crash is far worse than even the direst descriptions and that it is proof that blockchain was never a viable technology. At the same time, Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon sees value in blockchain technology, but only if companies like his control it. The truth is, blockchain is thriving outside of speculative crypto investing. Neville and Shel explore blockchain’s future in this short midweek episode of “For Immediate Release.”

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The next monthly, long-form episode of FIR will drop on Monday, December 26.

We host a Communicators Zoom Chat each Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. For credentials needed to participate, contact Shel or Neville directly, request the credentials in our Facebook group, or email fircomments@gmail.com.

Special thanks to Jay Moonah for the opening and closing music.

You can find the stories from which Shel’s FIR content is selected at Shel’s Link Blog. Shel has started a metaverse-focused Flipboard magazine. Neville’s “asides” blog, Outbox, is also available.

Links from this report:

• Opinion | Blockchains, What Are They Good For?
• Mattel Creations Launches Digital Collectibles Marketplace
• Argentina Organizes National Blockchain Committee to Implement State Level Strategy
• Goldman Sachs and the return of ‘Blockchain not Bitcoin’
• Blockchain Is Much More Than Crypto
• While Crypto Erupts In Chaos, Financial Firms Quietly Use Blockchain To Solve Real-Life Problems

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