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Fit and value: The business case for blockchain

O'Reilly

Blockchains have a uniquely tumultuous early history for an enterprise technology—from a mysterious origin story, to a sensational first application in bitcoin, to a swift fall from a particularly frothy hype cycle. Blockchain technology provides the encrypted distributed ledger that made the first cryptocurrency, bitcoin, possible.

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5 industries that demonstrate how blockchains go beyond finance

O'Reilly

Although blockchain technology is still in its early days, momentum has been building in the enterprise. While there has been much focus on blockchains in banking and payments, its impact has already extended far beyond finance. When a land title changes hands, it would be verified via the blockchain, and recorded again.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For December 7th, 2018

High Scalability

photons ever emitted in the universe; 0.00% : blockchain success rate; Quotable Quotes: @math_rachel : About half of > 200 people seeking visas for @black_in_ai #NeurIPS2018 were denied. In all honestly I really can't fathom how the American government let this deal occur. . $181.5M : top 10 YouTube star earnings; 153 million/1.2

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For September 28th, 2018

High Scalability

. $2 billion : Pokémon GO revenue since launch; 10 : say happy birthday to StackOverflow; $148 million : Uber data breach fine; 75% : streaming music industry revenue in the US; 5.2 billion increase in pure-play foundry market; Quotable Quotes: WhatsApp cofounder : I am a sellout. seconds with the system.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For March 22nd, 2019

High Scalability

They'll learn a lot and love you even more.5 5 billion : weekly visits to Apple App store; $500m : new US exascale computer; $1.7 Have members of the executive leadership team, and Boeing’s board of directors, fly on 737 Max’s, every day, for a month.

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Washed Up

Alex Russell

The politics of blockchain proponents have led them to explicitly reject the foundational protocols and technical underpinnings of the web. "web3" One could imagine blockchain-based solutions to some of these problems, but this isn't the focus of "web3" boosters today. Blockchain protocols. Cryptocurrencies.

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Cryptic Trails to Blockchain Expertise: Exploring Lesser-Known Ethereum Avenues

Tech News Gather

The Ethereum Ecosystem: Beyond the Basics Ethereum, often described as the second generation of blockchain technology, has gained significant attention for its role in enabling smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps). Understanding Ethereum’s genesis story is essential to grasp its unique value proposition.