We are at a global crossing point and if we manage to solve some of the problems that we have created in the past decades, the world can become a better place. When the web was developed, the objective was to create a decentralised web. However, somehow, we ended up
Read MoreA few days ago, The Merkle [http://themerkle.com/r3-admits-defeat-stops-blockchain-development/] ran a story that R3CEV, the largest blockchain consortium of banks and technology firms, admitted that the technology they are developing does not use a blockchain and as such they admitted defeat. A day before that article, R3CEV released a
Read MoreBlockchain technology will enable us to decentralise the web and decentralise many, if not all, the services that are offered via the web. A decentralised internet was how the internet was originally envisioned, but somehow in the past 25 years, it ended up in the hands of a few very
Read MoreThe Blockchain has the potential to change our societies completely. However, it is still a nascent technology, one which can be difficult to grasp. Therefore, I am writing a series of blog posts on what is the blockchain. This is part 5 and the final blog post of this series.
Read MoreBlockchain is rapidly gaining attention from organisations in every industry. However, it is a difficult to understand technology that, if not executed correctly could result in serious harm to your organisation. Therefore, in this series of posts on the blockchain, I explain what the Blockchain is and how it affects
Read MoreIn this series of posts, I am providing insights into a technology that will change our world. Blockchain has been said to be an as important invention as the Internet and Johann Palychata [http://securities.bnpparibas.com/quintessence/hot-topics/beyond/bitcoin-and-blockchain-what-you.html] , a research analyst from BNP Baripas, called Blockchain
Read MoreFor the tech-savvy people among us, the Blockchain might be nothing new, and it may be clear that it will have a big impact on the world. However, for many people, the Blockchain is still a mystery, a puzzle or an unknown unknown. Therefore, in a series of posts, I
Read MoreFor the tech-savvy people among us, the Blockchain might be nothing new, and it may be clear that it will have a big impact on the world. However, for many people, the Blockchain is still a mystery, a puzzle or an unknown unknown. Therefore, in a series of posts, I
Read MoreThe blockchain is growing in importance. Increasingly organisations have to explore what this revolutionary technology will mean for their business. Marc Andreessen from the well-known VC firm Andreessen Horowitz calls it as big an invention as the internet. Last year, in my Big Data Trends [https://datafloq.com/read/7-big-data-trends-for-2016/
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