40% of large investors consider blockchain to be the most important technology after the Internet

According to the latest survey conducted by the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), 40% of institutional investors believe that the blockchain may become the most revolutionary technology after the Internet.

At the same time, a third of the respondents (34%) did not agree with this vision of the future of technology, the rest could not answer this question.

31% of respondents also believe that within five years the leading global companies will have directors responsible for the development of blockchain-directions in their management teams.

26% of respondents believe that leading companies will have to actively report on their plans and intentions regarding the blockchain, since investors will demand this. At the same time, 38% of respondents stated that this will happen in the next 3-5 years, and only 13% believe that companies will not do it at all.

“There is almost no doubt that the potential of the blockchain can have an impact on most sectors of the economy and on key areas of our daily life. In the future, organizations with a clear and understandable strategy for the blockchain, as well as those that will use technology to transform their activities, will be successful, ”said Sandra Ro, CEO of GBBC.

GBBC conducted its research in December and January, interviewing a total of 71 large investors. His results were presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The Global Blockchain Business Council initiative was presented at last year’s forum in Davos by Bitfury Group.

Recall, according to a report by the Swiss investment consortium Crypto Valley Venture Capital, for 2018 the number of companies working with cryptocurrencies and distributed registry technology in Switzerland and Liechtenstein increased by 20%.

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