A strong link is forming between the two most powerful emerging technologies of the decade. On one side is AI, the data-hungry machine that is replacing humans at breakneck speed. On the other is Blockchain's trustless systems – not where trust doesn't exist, but where trust isn't a variable; it's true or it isn't. This makes it easy to understand why governments around the world are afraid of adopting blockchain. If you pay road-tax and it can only be used for road-repairs, where is the scope for the government to redirect that money into other projects?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced astronomically over the years. Apart from being used in projects to help fight world hunger and create autonomous cars, the technology has also seen a lot of success in games like poker and chess. Now, AI is looking to take on blockchain to help investors predict how to manage their portfolios. OpenBlock has created OBi, a trading bot that is built around AI. It never sleeps, constantly crunching data to help users determine when to buy or sell, or keep things the way they are.