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by dynamoa 2881 days ago
The problem is industries such as the financial sector are extremely resistant to change. Banks are still using COBOL! They are so slow to adapt, it could take a decade or more for blockchain technology to be integrate.
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This is a stronger endorsement of COBOL than it is of blockchain...
And that's why my new startup is all about COBOL on the Blockchain! Next step is an ICO to raise enough money to thaw out some good COBOL programmers...

https://medium.com/@donhopkins/cobol-forever-1a49f7d28a39