https://www.scmp.com/rss/330144/feed Ethan Lou is a senior partner at the Canadian cryptocurrency firm Ocuis. He was formerly a journalist with Reuters. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The fall of China’s bicycle-sharing sector, culminating in the December debacle of industry giant Ofo, is symptomatic of a bigger problem. It indicates that the wider sharing economy has plateaued, unable to meaningfully progress beyond cars and homes to realise its vast potential.  The solution could be blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin. Born 10 years ago, just like sharing-economy stalwarts Uber and Airbnb, blockchain can make the sector truly peer-to-peer, an overhaul it badly... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2182171/how-blockchain-can-save-chinese-bike-sharing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2182171/how-blockchain-can-save-chinese-bike-sharing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:00:00 +0000