The potential impact of CES 2016 on Bitcoin adoption

With CES 2016 just around the corner, the focus will be on how the technology industry will evolve over the next few years. And these evolutions are also quite important for the Bitcoin space. With the increasing number of connected devices, Bitcoin adoption will boom in due course.

What types of devices will be connected to the Internet at CES 2016?

There are already quite a few types of connected devices. In addition to computers and mobile devices, network connectivity also plays a very important role in the field of home automation. Control systems from mobile devices seem to be something that many consumers would like to see.

However, judging by the 2016 CES attendee list, the Internet of Things is going to see incredible growth over the next few years. Among the attendees is a company that some of you may have heard of called L'Oréal. It's not clear what L'Oréal will be presenting at CES 2016, but it's certain that it will be related to network connectivity.

If that wasn't exciting enough, a certain unnamed company will be showing off its Internet-connected pregnancy test. Yes, you read that right, people can share their pregnancy test results online. Although the media has yet to comment on this.

Speaking of health, the company is also developing a breathalyzer that can measure oral health. Of course, this technology is not equivalent to a visit to the dentist, and the details gathered by this device will be sent to the customer's local dentist as a "pre-check." This may sound funny to some, but depending on the implementation, this project has the potential to be a huge success.

Devices will range from clothing to cutlery, from kettles to pens, all of which will be connected to the Internet in some way. Most of these ideas won't take off immediately in terms of mainstream consumer use cases. However, once kitchen appliances can start talking to each other, the Internet of Things will become surprisingly useful.

Future use cases for Bitcoin

It’s a little too early to tell whether the projects shown at CES 2016 will have an impact on Bitcoin adoption at any given moment. However, once everyday devices are able to communicate with each other, the idea of ​​using these devices to purchase items when they are running low will become a much closer reality.

In this context, Bitcoin payments will be a very interesting option for most companies. Since Bitcoin is a cross-border digital currency, it will open up its market to consumers around the world. From then on, global trade will be very different, and the Bitcoin ecosystem will continue to grow and develop.