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Introducing @tomboytrader as Akropolis Co-Founder & Head of Community Development. “Our project will help current generation take back control of their pensions. We have the potential to become a truly global community-driven project” https://medium.com/akropolis/blockchain-veteran-kate-kurbanova-to-lead-akropolis-community-841a6cebfc24


A short delay but momentum is growing for the Akropolis token sale. Our fast-growing community is as excited and passionate as we are about using blockchain technology to safeguard the financial future of millions of people across the world https://medium.com/akropolis/akropolis-token-sale-update-b4582732132b




"Blockchain comes at a crucial time and may represent the savior of pensions everywhere, thanks to the unique ways that it’s being applied by ambitious projects in the fledgling industry."

Can Blockchain Solve the Global Retirement Crisis? Follow the link below to read the article about it!

https://www.investopedia.com/personal-finance/can-blockchain-solve-global-retirement-crisis/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons


Take a look at our Community Update! None of these accomplishments would have been possible without our community’s support, so we kindly thank you all! Find out more: https://medium.com/akropolis/dear-akropolis-community-724b52fcfd5d .


In this final part of this series of articles, we’ll change things up by looking at a historical example of pension fund failure. We’ll also cover what happens when a private company decides (or has no choice but) to stop paying pensions. Find out more: https://medium.com/akropolis/5-times-pension-schemes-collapsed-and-left-millions-of-people-destitute-part-iii-41261684f15f




Pension schemes go bankrupt. Governments bail them out, or banks absorb their obligations. Business carries on as usual.

This is a recurring pattern in the world economy. Pension plans fail, and someone steps in to save them. This is why the US has a Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; why most EU governments fund pensions out of current taxes; why Brazil spends a whopping 11.3% of its GDP on pensions.

But what happens when pension schemes go broke and nobody steps in to save the day? What happens when pension schemes, funds and systems collapse permanently?

Find out more in the first part of our new blog post: https://medium.com/@akropolisio/5-times-pension-schemes-collapsed-and-left-millions-of-people-destitute-847f65f36553


In 1969, Peter Drucker wrote an essay called “the sickness of government”. In the essay, he argued that the world’s state-run businesses were ineffective, underfunded and poorly managed.

His words echoed how many people felt about the bloated post-WW2 public sector. It’s no surprise that, just years later, Margaret Thatcher started Britain’s privatization boom. British Telecom, British Gas and even the British Transport Docks Board were just a few of the companies sold off.

But is really Blockchain Technology the next step in Public Services?

Find out more in our new blog post: https://medium.com/@akropolisio/from-nationalization-to-privatization-to-decentralization-is-the-blockchain-the-next-step-in-213ecb2802ee


In parts 1 and 2 of this post, we explained what inflation really is — and why real-life inflation may be a lot higher than official figures suggest.

This time, we’re going to look at specific examples of goods and services appreciating a lot faster than we think. Specifically, we’ll look at cars, homes, education and clothes, all of which have gotten a lot more expensive in the last decade.

Read the third part of this article here: https://medium.com/@akropolisio/why-life-is-getting-more-expensive-than-inflation-suggests-and-what-that-means-for-you-part-iii-f3e3e236b7fd


In the first part of our post, we talked about how inflation doesn’t measure real-life price changes. Inflation doesn’t track prices for products over time.

It just tracks changes in household spending, without reflecting whether an individual product got more expensive or not.

In the second part of this post we will show you how this can (and does) disguise real-life inflation: https://medium.com/akropolis/why-life-is-getting-more-expensive-than-inflation-suggests-and-what-that-means-for-you-part-ii-d172e87517a9


Have you ever felt like everything was getting more expensive - fast? Like the prices for everyday goods and services were going up a lot more quickly than inflation numbers suggest?

If so, you’re not alone.

In our upcoming blog posts, we will explain why this is happening, what this means for you now and later on in life and how inflation isn’t what most people think it is.

Read the first part of the article here: https://medium.com/akropolis/why-life-is-getting-more-expensive-than-inflation-suggests-and-what-that-means-for-you-part-i-ca52770955f9


In a previous article, we gave you 3 reasons the pension gap is projected to reach $400 trillion by 2050. Of those reasons, the last one - fraud, mismanagement and broken promises - is the most complex, systemic and misunderstood. Is Your Pension as Safe As You Think? Find out more in our new blog post: https://medium.com/@akropolisio/is-your-pension-as-safe-as-you-think-3-reasons-tomorrows-pensioners-may-face-poverty-258555b09226 .




We are delighted to share our April update with the Akropolis community! Check out our latest Medium post to find out latest Akropolis news about our backers, advisors, partnerships, Whitepaper and more! https://medium.com/akropolis/akropolis-april-update-2f9bbf23e1cb


Akropolis Founder and CEO Anastasia Andrianova is speaking at Dapp Dev Conference in Kiev. The conference brings together participants from over 8 countries and leading world-class blockchain projects like Gnosis, Parity, Evernym, Cosmos, and others! Come join Akropolis in Kiev! (Link: http://dappdev.org/conference/)


Our advisor Ian Grigg @iang_fc is speaking at @Deconomy_forum in Seoul tomorrow and meeting with our supporters. Come and say hi!




Introducing Akropolis: A Blockchain Protocol Delivering An Infrastructure Solution For The Global Pensions Crisis https://medium.com/@akropolisio/introducing-pensions-backed-by-blockchain-fdf14e45fe97

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