Prepare for blockchain technology to play a significant role in business, society, and almost everything. While 45% of CIOs said their organizations had yet to invest in blockchain between 2016 to 2021, that will change as information exchange becomes decentralized and demonstrated use cases show blockchain’s success. Blockchain spans various industries, from real estate, insurance, health care, […]
The Future of Blockchain
The media focus around blockchain over the last five to ten years has shifted from the currency bitcoin to the underlying database technology, which is a distributed ledger technology(DLT), now used in a wide variety of use cases. So, what is the reason behind blockchain suddenly gaining so much traction? McKinsey Report’s Blockchain’s Potentials, Limitations, […]
Blockchain in the Insurance Industry: What to Expect in the Future?
Click to learn more about author Amit Dua. Ever since its introduction, Blockchain technology has caught the fancy of various industries. The initial success of crypto-currencies being the primary reason behind it. But since then, Blockchain has come way forward. Many industries are looking to commercialize Blockchain technology. They are taking services of expert Blockchain […]
Blockchain Technology Set to Make Big Gains in the Financial Sector
Click to learn more about author Shweta Baidya. Since 2015, after the birth of the R3 consortium, a number of banks and financial institutions have been focusing on exploiting the potential of Blockchain Technology. The growing emphasis can be largely attributed to the increasing need for identifying the implications pertaining to the exchanges, agreements, and […]
Not Another Block in the Chain: Data and Blockchain Technology
Click to learn more about author Rex Chen. If more security breaches on social media and elsewhere happen, or if the number of accounts violated by groups both foreign and domestic increases, if the status quo persists, expect more people to insist that their data have better protection than the cyber equivalent of a chair angled against […]
Why Your Company Should Get Started with Blockchain
Click to learn more about author Andrew Sohn. The hype surrounding Blockchain – also known as Distributed Ledger Technology – is in overdrive. Many pundits liken the potential impact of Blockchain to that of the Internet. Investments in Blockchain startups topped $1.4B in 2016 and new industry consortia seem to pop up every week. Why the feverish pace? […]