While the debate continues over the use of cryptocurrency like Bitcoin as a legitimate way to make payments, blockchain steadily advances into the world of payments behind the scenes to change the ...

Despite this, practical, real-world examples of blockchain technology can be a little thin on the ground – and that makes it harder for businesses to envision how they might implement the technology ...

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Saying that blockchain is a universal technology would not give an actual idea of the scale: the chain technology has already been implemented successfully in completely different domains and is ...

Last week, China’s president Xi Jinping took Blockchain-oriented domestic politics to another level: the country’s leader mentioned blockchain as “a part of technological revolution”. The sentiment ...

A blockchain is a distributed, decentralized digital ledger of transactions. This ledger is widely duplicated and distributed across a network of computers on the said blockchain. Technically, ...

A lot of time and money is now invested into blockchain and its applications. “Distributed ledger technology is set to move out of the test environment and into the wild next year, with nearly two ...

Cathy Mulligan is Visiting Researcher, Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering; Member of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation; ...

Blockchain technology ensures security by encrypting links and requiring node consensus. Proof of stake in blockchain reduces environmental impact but may centralize control. Public blockchains are ...