I'd bet my life I have a significantly better understanding of what "blockchain technology" is compared to you.

and you'd be dead.

They are working on it for the same reason so many got involved in, say, the housing bubble and the dotcom bubble. Hell, the Tulip crazy.

parroting what the CNBC has been saying for a year.

hey see an easy way to make quick money off of idiots who are responding to buzzwords they have no understanding of, or are seeing other companies doing so and thinking they should get in on the action.

yet, somehow, you don't understand how important the technology behind Ethereum is, and what purpose it serves. you think it's like fucking beanie babies and tulips lol.

you really think these companies would be investing so heavily if it was like fucking tulips? come on man, should probably learn about the things you want to talk about - instead of just pretending like you know more than someone you've never met before.