Healthcare breaches pose a major problem for doctors, patients, and entire medical and insurance systems, exposing confidential patient information and leaving responsible parties vulnerable to lawsuits “ and worst of all, these breaches are increasingly common. It raises the question: what can we do to protect healthcare data? New blockchain technology may hold the … [Read more...] about Is Blockchain the Answer to Healthcare Data Breaches?
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What Challenges Must the Blockchain and IoT Convergence Overcome?
Although you may think of them as wholly separate concepts, the writing on the wall says the technologies we call IoT and blockchain are due for convergence, and probably sooner rather than later. How fast this happens across the industry as a whole, as well as within individual organizations and companies, depends on besting a number of challenges and existing technological … [Read more...] about What Challenges Must the Blockchain and IoT Convergence Overcome?
How Security Tokens Could Change Liquidity and Transform the World’s Economy
Traditionally, assets such as real estate, collectables and art have been relatively illiquid. This means that the asset cannot be easily bought or sold in the market. If an investor wants to sell a $100 million building, it usually will take some time before the investor has the money, if there is a market for in the first place. On the other hand, a company's stock is … [Read more...] about How Security Tokens Could Change Liquidity and Transform the World’s Economy
Why Ricardian Contracts, not Smart Contracts, are Blockchain’s Killer Application
Smart contracts have been dubbed the killer application of distributed ledger technology. Within every industry, smart contracts will provide significant efficiency benefits. They will reduce transaction times between stakeholders from weeks to minutes or seconds. Especially within global supply chains, smart contracts will kickstart data-enabled collaboration. They can offer … [Read more...] about Why Ricardian Contracts, not Smart Contracts, are Blockchain’s Killer Application
8 Blockchain Certifications and Courses for Professionals
The vital role that the blockchain plays in the industry is that of trust. Who would trust a third party if there were no blockchains? A Blockchain Network uses the distributed ledger technology to ensure the safety of business assets between member organizations. With the increase in business blockchains, blockchain professionals are in high demand. They are accountable to … [Read more...] about 8 Blockchain Certifications and Courses for Professionals
