[cpb]

How do these services make it easier to evaluate data? The medium article starts with a disclaimer about DLT... Talking with investors buying data, one shouldn't be surprised to hear them request uploads to their FTP. Their data teams are overcommitted when it comes to the evaluation side of consuming data. They aren't (yet) resourced like a tech startup.

How should they prioritize learning about ingesting data from a DLT? They have data brokers (like Quandl) coming to them with assurances of frictionless integration, with data they can understand and use, today!

[fancyfish]

In addition to the FTP, half the work in getting these alt data feeds in finance is getting the metadata right, such as getting each record tied to an entity or security, knowing how much of a lead/lag the data is available and how soon it's tradable. Quandl helps with the technical friction and also this metadata and security mapping aspect.

[cpb]

Oh sure, I'm with you there! But how about those blockchain upstarts mentioned above?