{"id":14844,"date":"2018-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2019.dash.org\/2018\/01\/28\/tnabc-miami-2018-video-report-dashs-four-big-moves-in-2018-with-ryan-taylor\/"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:38:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:38:20","slug":"ryantnabc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dash.org\/news\/ryantnabc\/","title":{"rendered":"TNABC Miami 2018 Video Report: Dash’s Four Big Moves in 2018, With Ryan Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"

TNABC Miami 2018 Video Report: Dash\u2019s Four Big Moves in 2018, With Ryan Taylor<\/h1>\n

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January 27, 2018\u00a0by\u00a0Jon Southurst<\/a>\u00a01 Comment<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDash is a consumer-friendly currency, we\u2019re aiming to bring ease-of-use to both the merchant and the consumer, and we\u2019re aiming to bring other best practices from the payments industry into cryptocurrency.\u201d\u00a0Bitsonline<\/em>\u00a0caught Dash Core CEO Ryan Taylor right after he spoke at the North American Bitcoin Conference 2018 in Miami to chat about his project\u2019s latest (and most ambitious) plans.<\/p>\n

Also see:\u00a0TNABC Miami 2018 Video Report: Tracking Fine Art Ownership on Codex, With Jess Houlgrave<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Subscribe to the\u00a0Bitsonline YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0for more great videos featuring industry insiders & experts<\/em><\/p>\n

Dash in 2018: Four Major Initiatives<\/h2>\n

TNABC was almost more of a Dash conference than a bitcoin one, with the project sponsoring signage and ID passes. And that\u2019s part of Dash\u2019s strategy \u2014 a portion of the mining rewards from every block it network mines goes into something called the \u201cTreasury\u201d, which helps fund development, marketing and outreach campaigns.<\/p>\n

You need to be able to match existing services if you want cryptocurrency to get mass adoption, Taylor said. And while privacy remains an optional feature for Dash users, it\u2019s just one many these days \u2014 user friendliness is the one that will take Dash forward.<\/p>\n

On the main speaker stage, Taylor introduced four new major Dash initiatives for the coming year: Piico, which just ditched Bitcoin for Dash due to fees; Strike Social for YouTube ads; the U.S. Department of Energy and smart meters; and integration with GoCoin\u2019s huge network of merchants.<\/p>\n

To get all the details on why these are important for Dash, watch the whole interview here:<\/p>\n