Blockchain

Blockchain is resistant to modification of the data. It is "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.

By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of the data. It is "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way".

Source: en.wikipedia.org

42% of Cross-Border Firms Use Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts That Trigger Payment 
42% of Cross-Border Firms Use Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts That Trigger Payment 
December 23, 2021  |  Blockchain

Decentralized finance solutions have transformed the payments landscape, presenting a new vista of possibilities for seamless cross-border expansion for multinationals and businesses aspiring to launch...

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UK’s DeHealth to Create a 3D Healthcare Metaverse
UK’s DeHealth to Create a 3D Healthcare Metaverse
December 22, 2021  |  Healthcare

British nonprofit DeHealth is looking into making a “decentralized metaverse” to allow doctors and patients to interact in another “new world,” a Wednesday (Dec. 22)...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Are the Top DeFi Blockchains?
PYMNTS DeFi Series: What Are the Top DeFi Blockchains?
December 22, 2021  |  Blockchain

Welcome to the ninth installment of PYMNTS’ nine-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Over the previous days, we’ve looked at every part of DeFi —...

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PYMNTS DeFi Series: DeFi’s Very Real Risks
PYMNTS DeFi Series: DeFi’s Very Real Risks
December 21, 2021  |  Blockchain

Welcome to the seventh installment of PYMNTS’ eight-part series on decentralized finance (DeFi). Over the coming days, we’ll be looking at every part of DeFi...

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Bitcoin Daily: IRS Confiscates Eight Times as Much Crypto in 2021; Deutsche Telekom Supports Blockchain Framework Polkadot
Bitcoin Daily: IRS Confiscates Eight Times as Much Crypto in 2021; Deutsche Telekom Supports Blockchain...
December 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The IRS confiscated $1.2 billion in cryptocurrencies in 2021, which was an eightfold increase from the 2020 amount of $137 million, CVBJ.biz reported. Jarod Koopman,...

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Binance CEO: CBDCs ‘Very Positive’ for Crypto Industry
Binance CEO: CBDCs ‘Very Positive’ for Crypto Industry
December 21, 2021  |  CBDC

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could ultimately mean good things for the crypto industry, the CEO of the crypto exchange Binance said Tuesday (Dec. 21)....

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Musk, Dorsey Hint VC Money Puts Web3 Vision at Risk
Musk, Dorsey Hint VC Money Puts Web3 Vision at Risk
December 21, 2021  |  Blockchain

The argument started when Elon Musk tweeted out a vague comment about something crypto-related: Web3 in this case. Web3 is a somewhat hazy concept that...

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The Most Ambitious of the ‘Ethereum Killers,’ Polkadot’s Launch Could Begin the Reinvention of DeFi
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December 20, 2021  |  Blockchain

Ethereum Co-founder Gavin Wood’s attempt to knock his creation off its pedestal as the blockchain on which almost all DeFi, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and many...

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JPMorgan, Siemens and the Lure of Blockchain (Beyond Bitcoin, of Course)
JPMorgan, Siemens and the Lure of Blockchain (Beyond Bitcoin, of Course)
December 20, 2021  |  Blockchain

There are country-by-country rollouts — and then there are company-by-company rollouts. News this week that banking giant J.P. Morgan Chase is working with Siemens on...

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