bitsonblocks.net This article is a gentle introduction to blockchain technology and assumes minimal technical knowledge. It attempts to describe what it is rather than why should I care, which is something for a future post.Shorter companion pieces to this are: So you want to use a blockchain for that? Some common misconceptions Confused by blockchains? Revolution vs Evolution…
spectrum.ieee.org Posted 2 Oct 2017 | 12:00 GMT By Morgen E. Peck Illustration: Nicholas Little Like any new technology, the development of the blockchain required the invention of new words to describe its parts and their uses. Perhaps because it was invented by an anonymous hacker or because its subsequent application spread so widely, the…
spectrum.ieee.org Posted 29 Sep 2017 | 15:00 GMT By Morgen E. Peck Illustration: Greg Mably According to a study released this July by Juniper Research, more than half the world’s largest companies are now researching blockchain technologies with the goal of integrating them into their products. Projects are already under way that will disrupt the…
kdnuggets.com By Abhinav Venkat, Noah Data. “Arguably the most significant development in information technology over the past few years, blockchain has the potential to change the way that the world approaches big data, with enhanced security and data quality just two of the benefits afforded to businesses using Satoshi Nakamoto’s landmark technology.” What is a…
Blockchain explained from an enterprise perspective Blockchain has the potential to revolutionize how businesses operate.What is blockchain technology?The simplest blockchain definition? A reliable, difficult-to-hack record of transactions – and of who owns what. Blockchain is based on distributed ledger technology, which securely records information across a peer-to-peer network. Although it was originally created for trading…
