Below are seven common mistakes to avoid, according to Gartner:
- Misunderstanding or misusing blockchain technology.
- Assuming that current technology is ready for production use.
- Confusing a limited, foundation-level protocol with a complete business solution.
- Viewing blockchain technology purely as a database or storage mechanism.
- Assuming interoperability among platforms that don’t exist yet.
- Assuming that smart contract technology is a solved problem.
- Ignoring governance issues for a peer-to-peer distributed network.
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