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The anachronistic nature of today’s salary payment norms will also be radically changed: As soon as money can be streamed, there is nothing to stand anymore in the way of more flexible salary payments. The era of having to wait patiently to be paid for already completed projects will become a thing of the past. In all places and at all times, people will be able to earn money in real time.
Given these fundamental changes associated with digital assets and their underlying blockchains, it seems only reasonable to ask the following question: Will we all have to become programmers in order to be part of this new world? Certainly not! Even if the dynamic world of digital assets still appears somewhat cryptic to many people as things stand, a lot of work is going on behind the scenes to make it accessible to the broadest possible audience. Let us not forget that back in the 1990s – a time of cumbersome user interfaces and significant entry barriers – hardly anyone could foresee the day when sur- fing the internet would become child’s play.
The evolution of the world of digital assets is likely to follow an identical pattern. Just as browsers made the internet accessible to all, so too are digital wallets opening the door to the big wide world of blockchain. The point is that wallets are not just digital reposito- ries; they are also user interfaces and a key service element for various blockchain appli- cations. They have gradually become more user-friendly in recent years – and will inevi- tably evolve further. It will be exciting to follow how things develop from here.
Excerpt from our finance theme “Digital assets – today and tomorrow”:
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