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===So how — ?===
===So how — ?===
Because some folks got a bit giddy—and some techno-Unabomber types, but they were kind of giddy in the first place. Blythe Masters - she who invented the [[credit default swap]]<ref>I know what you’re thinking. The Midas touch!</ref> — thought it was so profound that she joined a startup in 2015. And folks listen to Blythe — why wouldn’t you?<ref>Until she stepped down from Digital Asset Platform to spend more time with her giraffes or whatever Masters of the Universe do, I guess.</ref>
Because some folks got a bit giddy—and some techno-Unabomber types, but they were kind of giddy in the first place. Blythe Masters - she who invented the [[credit default swap]]<ref>I know what you’re thinking. The Midas touch!</ref> — thought it was so profound that she joined a startup in 2015. And folks listen to Blythe — why wouldn’t you?
 
Update: in December 2018 Masters stepped down from Digital Asset Platform to spend more time with her giraffes or whatever Masters of the Universe<ref>{{hawf}}</ref> do, I guess.<ref>"Blythe Masters is stepping down as chief executive of Digital Asset Holdings due to personal reasons, the company said. Masters was not available for further comment."</ref>


The FT reports that as long ago as 2016 Gartner put blockchain near the top of its “peak inflated expectations” curve.
The FT reports that as long ago as 2016 Gartner put blockchain near the top of its “peak inflated expectations” curve.

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