[Translation] Three ways to invest in blockchain

R3There was an interview with Antony Lewis, head of the research division in Singapore.

Mr. Antony Lewis (@antony_btc) is said to be the head of the research division at the Singaporean company R3.

He is a former FX spot trader and market maker at Barclays, and a technologist for Credit Suisse's FX trading system, and between 2013 and 2015 he served as the Head of Business Development for Asia at itBit.

itBit was the first Bitcoin exchange in the U.S. to obtain a banking license, and it has banking partners, a law firm, and educational institutions, and there are also independent consultants working in the public sector dealing with blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

Now, let's read the interview in Japanese.

Investing in Blockchain

Hello, Antony. In the blockchain field this year, what has caught your particular interest?

This year, companies active in the blockchain space can be clearly divided into two groups: those exploring blockchain applications in existing industries, and those attempting to open up markets with new uses not seen before.

This year I joined R3, an innovative company working on the next generation of financial services technology development. Since I have prior experience in the technical aspects of banking, I understand that the immediate challenge is to properly leverage technology to reduce risk and costs, and to ultimately develop new sources of revenue in the future.

If you were to invest, which blockchain technology would you back?

One crucial decision when investing is choosing which of two directions you want to invest in: one is infrastructure for cryptocurrencies and public blockchains; the other is companies developing distributed ledger technology for business use.

If investing in cryptocurrencies and public blockchains, there are three ways to proceed.