Smart Talk | How does Blockchain shake up various industries?
The price of Bitcoin spiked to a record high of over US$40,394 last week, which helped push the overall value of the cryptocurrency market topped above US$1 trillion for the first time ever. However, taking the previous price changes as a reference, the cryptocurrency’s surge has always been accompanied by its trademark volatility.
When the crypto world has been seeing immense investor interest in recent weeks, Blockchain, the founding technology of cryptocurrencies, has already been applied in various industries around the globe.
In this episode, DotDotNews invites King Leung, Head of Fintech at InvestHK which is a department of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for attracting Foreign Direct Investment and fostering a more vibrant fintech ecosystem in HK, together with Kelvin Yeung, a serial entrepreneur, Co-founder and COO of the fintech startup MediConCen, to join our discussion.
According to the Blue Book about blockchain application in Beijing local government services, 140 relevant projects have been implemented, with an average cost reduction of 40%.
Among blockchain applications worldwide, supply chain finance is a vital one. Why is supply chain industry among the first batch of industries that embrace this emerging technology? What industries will blockchain eliminate? How can youngsters or any interested individuals pick up blockchain? And most importantly, what is the role of HK in blockchain development? Watch the video to find out.
以言會友｜加密貨幣正熱時 區塊鏈如何撼動不同行業？
比特幣單位價格在上周一度升至逾40,394美元，再創紀錄，也使得全球加密貨幣的總市值首次超過1萬億美元。不過，比特幣具有高投機性，價格波動性高，雖然2020年以來已累積極大升幅，但其中的投資風險不得不防。
當加密貨幣領域吸引了投資者的目光，區塊鏈作為其底層技術，實際上早已在其他領域、於多個國家被應用。以中國為例，根據2020年7月发布的《北京市政務服務領域區塊鏈應用創新藍皮書》，北京在政務服務領域已落地140個具體場景應用，平均減少材料40%。
本期節目，點新聞DotDotNews邀請到香港投資推廣署金融科技主管梁瀚璟，以及金融科技初創公司醫結的聯合創始人及營運總監楊廣業來參與我們的討論。
當前，供應鏈金融是區塊鏈技術最重要的應用場景之一。為什麼這項新興技術被率先應用於供應鏈行業？區塊鏈會讓哪些行業消亡？對於感興趣的人士，應當如何學習區塊鏈技術？最重要的是，在區塊鏈的發展中，香港扮演什麼角色？想聽聽專業人士如何解讀？請去片。
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