NKB Group Review: Ethereum, VeChain, Waves, NEO Ongoing Development Examined

NKB Group, a full-service investment bank focused on crypto assets and blockchain technology, recently published its review of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) platforms. NKB’s newly released market report noted that factors “restraining” enterprise-level use cases and “mass adoption” of blockchain include their governance models, “economic characteristics”, and the type of technological framework they use.

The crypto industry review criticized the Ethereum platform for not having a “regulatory layer” which “makes it easy to create scam schemes.” In order to comply with regulatory guidelines, blockchain-based platforms such as NEO and VeChain use “centralized validation”, an approach which is often criticized by proponents of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.

Second/Third Generation Blockchains

NKB’s review further noted that newer, or…