Blockchain is still considered new technology, best known for supporting cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether. But blockchain can provide security for a variety of purposes, ranging from privacy controls on medical records to preventing vote tampering. Ultimately, blockchain is a secure, encrypted database of agreements. Blockchain serves as a bookkeeping/contract platform which is incorruptible […]
Blockchain Apps on Bare Metal Servers (Part 1): Big Data and Security
Click to learn more about author Andreea Jakab. Blockchain applications are becoming more and more popular both in the public and private sectors. However, most people still put an equal sign between blockchain and bitcoin. But are cryptocurrencies the only use case for blockchain? Is that why the massive hype about it emerged in recent […]
Blockchain – Old Wine in a New Bottle?
Click to learn more about author Kasu Sista. Let us look at the fundamental technologies that are involved in Blockchain and what they do: Block, is a block of storage that is stuffed with transactions. Every database uses the same technology. Chain, is a doubly linked list. One of the first known data structures and […]