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DADA Collective: Mar Espi, Spain / Ophelia Fu, UK, collaboratively created using blockchain technology, a visual conversation.

The Value of Trust: How Much Is Peace of Mind Worth?

Do you trust me?

What do bankers, lawyers, insurers, accountants, and real estate agents have in common? (And no this isn’t the start of a joke!) They are all “trusted intermediaries,” or people who we pay and trust with a lot of money over the course of our lives.

Enter blockchain. When we hand over large sums of our money to trusted intermediaries, the ...

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