November 19, 2018· 34 min

Why Blockchain May Never Benefit Corporations

Orality
Model
68%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,904 words)
M:93%
HostJoe Weisenthal(780 words)
M:28%
GuestAngus Champion de Crespigny(2,808 words)
M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic45%
literally, completely, very
Engagement64%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, so
Repetition100%
it's (59x), like (58x), blockchain (53x)
Parallelism97%
And I'm Tracy Alloway...., So, Tracy, you know one way th..., So November versus October?...
Sound Patterns77%
46 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases7%
i mean, the thing is

Literate Indicators

Hedging11%
appears, probably, might
Passive Voice10%
was obsessed, was when, was developed
Abstract Nouns22%
investment, recommendation, environment
Subordination10%
because, though, while
Sentence Length41%
Avg: 15.4 words/sentence
Word Complexity48%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style36%
379 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style100%
literally, completely, actually

Description

For years, a common mantra among corporate executives has been that "the blockchain," the technology underlying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, is where the real value lies in the future. But on this week's episode of Odd Lots, we speak to Angus Champion de Crespigny, who formerly advised companies on how to use blockchain technology. He now believes that ultimately it won't get them anywhere.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.