CORE MAGAZINE January 2018 | Page 21

Blockchain News Arab Spring, they still have suffered enough. Wealth inequality exists in America and the developed world as well. Many people in America work on minimum wage which is not considered a living wage considering housing costs have risen sharply. It seems like change is coming. John McAfee, the creator of McAfee’s old school anti-virus software, has boldly predicted that the Federal Reserve will disappear and maybe even governments. He’s even predicted that the price of a single bitcoin will be $1 million by 2020. While these predictions may seem unrealistic, there’s no denying that the landscape of the global financial world could be changing. Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum along with their underlying blockchain technology could revolutionize the way most industries operate. This could potentially create many new job and career opportunities. Although the crypto- revolution is not a violent revolution, it has the potential to significantly affect and alter how governments and financial institutions operate. This is one of the main things most violent revolutions have sought to achieve. Omar Faridi [email protected] MAGAZINE Adevertise with us [email protected] Core Magazine 21