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 ...

The potential of blockchain technology to disrupt nearly every industry in some way cannot be dismissed even though there are still several hurdles to overcome before we see its full transformative ...

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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; ...

Recently, I wrote about the results of a poll held by the European Payments Council (EPC) amongst its members on blockchain and its impact on the payments industry. These showed that a great majority ...

While United States regulators are still trying to figure out how to think about cryptocurrencies, Thailand’s government is already mapping out its own central bank digital currency. This is just one ...

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After revealing it was going to be launching two blockchain services at its annual conference in November, Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday announced the general availability of Amazon Managed ...

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Altcoins, at first, primarily sought to address some of the weaknesses of Bitcoin, particularly the Bitcoin blockchain. As a result, many sought to enable faster transactions or require less energy to ...