Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.I am an engineer by trade. Creating more efficient processes, products and eventually building businesses has been a passion of mine since I can remember. When I got involved with blockchain technology, I realized right away the potential benefits the application of this new technology could have on the financial industry.But this was several years ago, when people would think you were a little crazy if you brought up Bitcoin at an event or a party. So I got down to building a business, a team and tech that would bring about mass adoption of blockchain technology and, more specifically, the application of blockchain technology to finances in the form of cryptocurrencies.And finally, it’s happening all around you. Right now, at this very moment. Most people miss it, but what we’re seeing in early 2019 is the birth of cryptocurrency mass adoption and it’s affecting governments in a positive way.While a lot of people are asking themselves, “Is this really the next bull run?” or “Are we really going to see Facebook or ‘XYZ’ social network launch a cryptocurrency?” governments are starting to implement technology to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions today.Real change is happening, at a governmental level, that will pave the way towards mass ad...
