When people interact with each other, for example via financial transactions, sharing legal documents or trading through supply chains, they need a high level of confidence that the data recording ...

In the formative years of blockchain, decentralization was seen as the ultimate goal that defined the ethos of the entire movement. Bitcoin embodies this principle well. However, in recent years, the ...

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 ...

Bitcoin, the libertarian’s dream currency, is far past the heady days of late 2013. When one Bitcoin was worth $1000 USD, there was no end to what could be done; new, gigantic mining rigs were being ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Since it burst onto the scene with Bitcoin, blockchain has been linked with other cryptocurrencies, digital artwork and extraordinary energy consumption. The heart of blockchain, ...

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 ...

Solar panels keep spreading across rooftops, wind farms keep multiplying — yet electricity bills refuse to drop. The global energy sector is stuck in a strange contradiction: generation is becoming ...

Blockchain brings about limitless possibilities, but what are its practical applications for corporate treasurers that can turn challenges in global financial management into scalable opportunities?

A blockchain is a decentralized, distributed ledger that records transactions—organized into units called blocks—across a peer-to-peer network where participants remain anonymous. Blockchains are ...

Susan Alman and Sandra Hirsh—like many people—couldn’t avoid news about blockchain in 2017. But it wasn’t all about Bitcoin. “There were interesting applications across numerous industries that piqued ...

I am somewhere in the middle — currency speculation, in my opinion, is nothing but a big distraction; it is improving information services that I am interested in. And I’m most interested in ...