Chapter 3: Blockchain and Darwin
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Innovative forces are constantly colliding within the blockchain ecosystem (Section 1). As a result, one may observe two distinct types of blockchains: monocentric and platform ones. The second type allows three different applications, cryptocurrency, smart contracts, and others. It all results in a very dynamic Darwinian ecosystem that has already revealed some competitive trends (Section 2). For that reason, I must start by addressing his findings.