Better Banking & Borrowing

Our mission at Atlanta Blockchain Center is to be the catalyst for Atlanta’s emergence 
as the premier blockchain innovation hub globally through cultivating entrepreneurship, inclusivity and education. ABC is a place to build community and learn, and so we’ll host an event each and every Thursday at our co-working space in Buckhead – Atlanta’s first co-working DAO – featuring leading experts on various blockchain content themes.

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This week’s theme is:

Cryptocurrencies and the Decentralized Future of Finance

Cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technologies are rapidly transforming the financial services landscape – as a new asset class, a payment method and a disruptive technology. How are blockchain and cryptocurrencies shaping the future of money?

This week’s topic is:

Better Banking & Borrowing: Financial Institutions in a Decentralized World

Technology is one of the biggest threats to the banking sector. Thanks to blockchain technology, cryptocurrency has morphed into an important innovation in financial services. Both large financial institutions and crypto-natives are working on blockchain solutions to stay on top of this trend because they know it has the potential to disrupt the banking industry.

According to Fiserv, 61% of millennials and Gen Z want their bank or credit union to hold cryptocurrency, 56% of millennials & 46% percent of Gen Z are quite familiar with cryptocurrencies, and over 50% are interested in receiving crypto as a dividend payment from their financial institution. So how do we properly serve them? Let’s hear from our speakers to learn more.