Summary: Amazon and eBay are leaders in the online marketplace industry. They have both been around for over 20 years! Could blockchain tech disrupt centralized online marketplaces and pave the way for decentralized marketplaces to take over? • The history of Amazon and eBay • Current pros/cons of centralized marketplaces • Disrupting physical goods • Disrupting digital goods • The gig economy (Upwork Fiverr) • Coin startups like Particl, Syscoin, and District0x
