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Title: [2015-08-18]CD: MS's John Farmer: Bitcoin is Blockchain's Least Interesting APP Post by: Denker on August 18, 2015, 09:56:15 AM http://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-director-why-were-exploring-blockchain-tech/ (http://www.coindesk.com/microsoft-director-why-were-exploring-blockchain-tech/)
Quote With the sound of New York traffic raging noisily in the background, former pro-baseball player John Paul Farmer tells me he’s intent on finding new ways in which technology can make a difference to people’s lives. Lucky for him, he has the weight of Microsoft behind him. Farmer, an ex-shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers, joined the tech giant last year, having spent four years working as a senior advisor for innovation at the White House... Farmer doesn't have much time for bitcoin, the currency. “I find that to be the least interesting part of what bitcoin and the blockchain can do,” he explained. He concedes cryptocurrency must be given some praise for bringing blockchain tech into the limelight, but he doesn’t spend much time thinking about that particular application of the technology. |