The first half of 2019 showed that the blockchain market is becoming more adult and transparent, technologies are practical, multitasking and bring real profit. Does this mean that blockchain startups have become less risky and more promising for a wide range of investors?

According to Gartner’s forecast, in 2023 the annual turnover of goods and services through blockchain services will exceed $ 2 trillion. It’s about the blockchain as a whole, and not just about cryptocurrencies. Those still can not cope with the monopoly of Bitcoin (taking into account liquidity and trading volume, its real share is about 90% of the market (Arcane Research). Blockchain, on the contrary, is the basis for thousands of diverse and promising projects and is applicable everywhere: from global IT to medicine, trade, government, real estate, tourism, finance, logistics, ecology, etc.

In the first half of 2019, the total capitalization of the TOP 50 companies of the Crypto Valley blockchain association doubled and exceeded $ 40 billion. In total, there are more than 800 participants in the list, including six unicorns. The names of most projects will not say anything to an outside investor. But 2–3 years ago, were Coinbase or Ripple popular?

Crypto Valley presents hundreds of projects that may interest even inexperienced investors. Most of them not only have obvious niches in active markets, but they are also likely to influence the development of industries as a whole. Open and leaf through at random. TraDove is a trading social network. DOC.AI — a medical platform, with the connection of big dates and machine learning. Chronicled uses IoT devices for global logistics optimization. Cloud infrastructure for a billion members — Ankr. Mobile voting platform — Voatz. Mediachain, which allows you to protect copyrights. And such projects are actually hundreds and thousands.

When searching for an object for investment, it is important to remember that not every startup in the blockchain will certainly succeed. An electron microscope is appropriate in a laboratory, but not on a farm. Using a blockchain makes sense if it corresponds to at least half of the following points:

improves productivity;

allows you to radically simplify collaboration;

reduces the chain of intermediaries;

increases the trust of participants and the security of the system;

provides resource savings.

“Although blockchain and cryptocurrencies are not synonyms, crypto has its own local potential. With the onset of the trade war between the US and China, the yuan fell below $ 7, bitcoin grew by 7%, and the market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies grew by 9%. But this is only a small part: New players are developing new solutions and applications. Facebook has loudly announced the LIBRA project as its new digital currency, causing a tremendous response in the information and financial environment. New Zealand will allow paying salaries in Crypto. Swiss Exchange SIX — launched interesting and investment tools. Where, for example, you can buy part of the rights to a Picasso painting. Launched projects are literally everywhere. “

- Peter Brown, EPI Startup Fund Partner, Member of the Board of Directors of EBAN

The global trend of digitisation in business is now one of the most critical features in SaaS and Subscription Business strategy. Business models form the basis by which to evaluate customer requirements, how to manage costs while adding or creating items to improve business. The widespread demand and use of blockchain technologies in various fields implies the demand for investment in blockchain and, as a result, the profitability of such investment.