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    Seven Trends in Blockchain Computing (Spring 2019)

    Chris Dixon, Olaf Carlson-Wee

    Olaf, the first employee of Coinbase, details the third wave of blockchain evolution driven by WebAssembly integration and Proof-of-Stake consensus to resolve current developer bottlenecks and security flaws inherent in older protocols. This upcoming phase emphasizes superior technical infrastructure, including built-in on-chain governance and sub-second finality, while shifting industry metrics from user counts to composability and open-source development speeds. As the sector transitions from a nascent launch phase to mature application development, these upgrades aim to facilitate complex use cases like decentralized finance and AI data markets without relying on ad-revenue models or arbitrary platform control.