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Decentralization is a more important phenomenon than blockchain, a senior executive at South Korean tech giant Samsung (KS:005930) said in an interview with computing magazine JAX Jan. 10.
Speaking about the future of blockchain, Ricardo J. Méndez, Technical Director at the firm’s innovative technology arm Samsung NEXT, forecast a consolidation of the space in the coming year, but underscored the importance of reshaping centralized structures.