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  1. Crypto Channel
  2. Asset Management CEO Sees Upside for Blockchain
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Asset Management CEO Sees Upside for Blockchain

Ben HernandezSep 27, 2022
2022-09-27

Innovations in the finance sector, such as cryptocurrencies, could cause cracks in existing systems. Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead is already witnessing this, according to a Crypto Potato article.

The advent of cryptocurrencies is already adding a wave of disruption amongst traditional financial systems. That’s only going to proliferate over the next decade as blockchain technology continues to mature.

“The important thing to keep in mind is crypto is such a disruptive thing that’s going to change so many aspects of our lives in the next decade,” he said.

While 2022 hasn’t been the best year for cryptocurrencies, Morehead does see blockchain technology continuing to thrive. Moreover, the industry will become a major employer as its use becomes even more prevalent.

“I can see a world a few years from now where risk assets might still be struggling, but blockchain will be back to all-time highs based on its own fundamentals,” Morehead added. “Hundreds of millions of people use blockchain today, but I think in four-five years, it’s going to be literally billions of people, and if you have a billion people, they want to buy a fixed number of coins, so prices will probably go up.”

"The important thing to keep in mind is #crypto is such a disruptive thing that's going to change so many aspects of our lives in the next decade," says @dan_pantera. "We all are used to using #bitcoin as a proxy for blockchain, there are hundreds of really interesting projects." pic.twitter.com/Bt6e1UFF6t

— Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) September 21, 2022

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