He sees blockchain as more than a new type of network infrastructure,
with immutable ledgers that are almost impossible to hack or fake, plus peer - to - peer channels that let people transact directly without fee - collecting gatekeepers like AirBnB or PayPal.
News headlines — Blockchain technology will lead the healthcare industry to a new era of technology and innovation
with immutable ledgers and secure transfer of data; Deutsche Telekom is investigating whether a cyber attack was responsible for causing network problems for as many as 900,000 customers over the weekend; BTCC has launched the «six color signature set» of physical bitcoin chips in six denominations to introduce the Chinese to Bitcoin; Norwegians can now purchase Bitcoin with credit or debit cards through Bitcoins Norway.
Not exact matches
The
immutable ledger has demonstrated utility that extends far beyond the crypto sphere,
with banks and even governments experimenting
with it.
With its ability to validate all transactions in an
immutable electronic
ledger, the blockchain has the potential to be as disruptive as Amazon was in the late 1990s.
Remember the key results that intrigue people are decentralized proof of validity, improved speed, ease and costs of transactions (i.e., reducing friction), and an
immutable public
ledger with all relevant history.
While, there is a lot of privacy
with Bitcoin, it is not at all anonymous because every bitcoin transaction ever made is public to the entire world on an
immutable ledger.
Content is written to the Steem blockchain, which stores the content in an
immutable blockchain
ledger, and rewards users for their contributions
with digital tokens called STEEM.
They record information in a distributed
ledger in a way that is both secure and
immutable; by being distributed among many users these
ledgers are resilient
with no single point of failure, and they can be (depending on design), transparent to all users.
BMW is also taking an ethical route as it uses the
immutable ledger to keep track of its cobalt and ensures it is mined
with as little harm as possible.
The
immutable ledger has demonstrated utility that extends far beyond the crypto sphere,
with banks and even governments experimenting
with it.
«Our experiments
with Axoni demonstrate that confidentiality and privacy can be preserved between bilateral parties on an
immutable distributed
ledger at scale,» said Emmanuel Aidoo, who is in charge of the blockchain and distributed
ledgers at Credit Suisse, in a statement.