A decentralised web was how the web was originally envisioned, but somehow in the past 25 years, it ended up in the hands of a few very powerful companies. As Sir Tim Berners-Lee said during the Decentralised Web Summit in 2016: The web was designed to be decentralised so that everybody could participate by having their own domain and having their own webserver and this hasn't … [Read more...] about Why the Internet has a Problem
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Why We Should Embrace Technology to Change Globalisation
We live in a world where increasingly globalisation is under threat. The biggest threat comes from trade wars, started by Mr Trump, that could significantly harm the world economy. This week, the International Monetary Fund warned that Trump's trade war could cost the global economy $430 billion in 2020. As the IMF's report states, all countries will suffer, but the USA the … [Read more...] about Why We Should Embrace Technology to Change Globalisation
How the Convergence of AI and Blockchain will Result in Increased Efficiency and Trust
AI and Blockchain are two of the hottest technology trends hitting the market today. Blockchain stands to revolutionise communication and transaction recordation, building trust between strangers and enabling increased provenance, transparency and privacy. AI takes on incredibly complex tasks and applies tremendous computing power to learn these tasks to near perfection. So, … [Read more...] about How the Convergence of AI and Blockchain will Result in Increased Efficiency and Trust
How Blockchain Could Create a Decentralised Reputation-Based Society
In the past, when you required some work done, you would ask a local craftsman to do so. You were confident that you could trust the craftsman as it was a small village and any betrayal by him or her would result in loss of business. On the other hand, the craftsman knew he/she could trust you as when you would betray the craftsman it would mean that no one in the village … [Read more...] about How Blockchain Could Create a Decentralised Reputation-Based Society
How Zero Knowledge Proof Will Enable Trustless Transactions and Increase our Privacy
While the challenges facing the future viability of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remain unresolved, the underpinning technology that supports Bitcoin, Blockchain, has the potential to revolutionise the way we leverage trust- and even the way we think about trust. Trust is a fundamental good that, while largely intangible, is key to the functioning of practically every … [Read more...] about How Zero Knowledge Proof Will Enable Trustless Transactions and Increase our Privacy
