| | November 20186EDITOR'S DESKThe mainstream viability of cryptocurrency may remain questionable, but nothing will, in the foreseeable future, derail the relentless progress that blockchain technology has made. Organizations across multiple industries continue to discover novel applications for the tech which encourages startups to materialize blockchain-based business ideas into remarkable realities. Although the blockchain realm had some pushsetbacks in the recent past owing to stringent regulatory scrutiny, the tech's momentum continues to grow given the value proposition and potential that it hold towards enterprise activities and applications. If anything, the roadblocks created have helped the industry to mature and become all the more robust. The enthusiasm in the industry has also been equally substantiated by an all-time high equity investment into blockchain startups in 2018, despite the decreasing prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets.Though the hype around blockchain and related applications may have lost its steam a little due to the calming down of the media storm around it, nothing has stopped the regulators to act in an aggressive and decisive manner to issue subpoenas to the bad actors existing in the blockchain market, and guiding and investing in the good ones. And, although there has been a significant decrease in the Google searches when it comes tofor "bitcoin" or even "blockchain," for that matter, companies have been flush with investor cash from 2018's ICO boom.In other words, while the speculations around blockchain have almost died a silent death, startups are building, teams are forming, and development is continuing apace. We hope the valuable insights from industry thought leaders and the innovative solutions from leading as well as emerging companies featured in this edition will help you in making informed decisions in your blockchain endeavors in 2019.Let us know your thoughts.Knitting Through Innovations, Block by BlockKenneth Thomas Managing Editoreditor@startupcity.comCopyright © 2018 SiliconMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Phone:510.972.5010Fax:510-894-8405 Published by SiliconMedia, Inc. To subscribe to Startup CityVisit www.startupcity.com Editorial StaffAaron Pierce Ava GarciaDanny RobinsonJoshua ParkerSri KrishnaVian IsaacManaging EditorKenneth Thomas*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffNOVEMBER - 19 - 2018SalesAndrew D'souzaandrew.d'souza@startupcity.comVOL - 01 SE - 12VisualizersJeevan JyothiBLOCKCHAIN STARTUP SPECIAL
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