Blockchain doesn't need cryptocurrency: McKinsey Digital's Asia head

Blockchain doesn't need cryptocurrency: McKinsey Digital’s Asia head
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It would be a mistake to think that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are “so intertwined you can't have one without the other”, says Anand Swaminathan of McKinsey Digital.
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Anand Swaminathan, head of McKinsey Digital in Asia.
Mumbai:Anand Swaminathan, the head of McKinsey Digital in Asia, told ET that it would be a mistake to think that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are “so intertwined you can't have one without the other”.
The Indian government’s
reported plan to ban all cryptocurrencies has drawn sharp reactions from members of the crypto community, who say banning cryptocurrencies while simultaneously encouraging the use of blockchain technology, on which these virtual currencies are built, would be like permitting the use of electric vehicles but not funding them.

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