Blockchain Comes Age
Blockchain will prove its value and move beyond the hype Do you know blockchain comes age? Blockchain will prove its value and move beyond the hype. In this article, we’ll provide you with information about it. Blockchain – and more specifically bitcoin – has been a huge buzz at the beginning of 2018. The high …
Could DAG Help Solve Blockchain’s Issues?
Just as blockchain becomes familiar, in comes an alternative After gradually convincing different industry players that decentralized, distributed ledgers might offer valuable business opportunities, blockchain is up against what could be its biggest competition yet – DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph). DAG is already used by the cryptocurrencies Byteball and IOTA as a substitute for blockchain …
Addressing Blockchain’s Energy Crisis
The secure nature of blockchain means that it consumes an incredible amount of power One aspect of blockchain that has hit the headlines recently is its colossal energy consumption. Incredibly, the amount of power used in a year by bitcoin alone is on par with the whole of Singapore. What’s more, with the majority of …
Found: The Next Thing After Search
The evolution of search is unfolding right before our eyes When Google’s search engine was founded in 1998, the service dealt with 10,000 searches a day. Just one year later, this number had risen to 3.5 million. Whilst Google has become synonymous with search, and it was the Internet that transformed the way that people …
At A Glance – Blockchain Supernodes
High-performance members of a blockchain network Previously we looked at members of a blockchain network – otherwise known as nodes. Nodes can be understood as connection points within a network, which are capable of relaying information to other members. Different kinds of nodes perform different functions in blockchain networks, from mining blocks to autonomously processing …
At A Glance – Blockchain Nodes
Members of a blockchain network Blockchains are peer-to-peer networks that are made up of individual computers, also known as nodes. Nodes power the network, maintaining copies of the blockchain and running the software that is necessary to process transactions such as the exchange of data or funds. Nodes can be any electronic device, from computers …
Now You See Me – Identity Technology And Ecommerce
How identity technology will open ecommerce up to the next billion? While many take identity as a given, there are currently over a billion people across the globe who cannot prove who they are. That is a major problem in today’s increasingly digital society and economy where a recognisable form of identity is vital for …
Are FinTechs or Tech Giants the Real Threat to Banking?
Incumbent banking faces disruption from two sides Recovering from the financial crisis of 2008 has been no easy task for banking and investment firms. At the same time as rebuilding trust with estranged consumers, traditional banks have been bombarded with relentless disruption. Since global FinTech investment rocketed in 2014, established financial companies have had to navigate …
Two Sides Bitcoin: Find Out Detailed Information About Bitcoin!
The boss of the biggest bank in the US, JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon has more reasons than most to speak out against Bitcoin. At a recent conference in New York, he stated that any employee found trading in the online currency would be instantly fired. He also said that the only market for Bitcoin was for …
Fighting World Hunger Blockchain: Detailed Information [year]
Benevolent uses of secure technology with real human impact. Lately, some blockchain related technologies haven’t always had the best press with global governments are still seemingly unwilling to accept digital currencies, and China (once a booming hub for Bitcoin in particular) has outlawed cryptocurrency exchanges. The main reasons for this appear to be sometimes associations …
