What is blockchain and what can it do? - The World Economic Forum
Apr 5, 2021 · Enter blockchain, which has the potential to disrupt that process completely. And not just for payments, but other forms of transaction including the flow of goods and information …
All you need to know about blockchain, explained simply
Jun 17, 2016 · Using cryptography to keep exchanges secure, blockchain provides a decentralized database, or “digital ledger”, of transactions that everyone on the network can …
Blockchain is in from the cold - The World Economic Forum
Jan 15, 2024 · This growing embrace of blockchain is reflected in the strong interest among traditional financial firms. In just the last few months, BlackRock, JP Morgan, Standard …
Blockchain: what it is, how it really can change the world
Jun 23, 2016 · Blockchain – the technology behind the bitcoin digital currency – is a decentralized public ledger of transactions that no one person or company owns or controls. Instead, every …
How immersive technology, blockchain and AI are converging
Jun 21, 2024 · In the realm of real estate and property management, blockchain and spatial computing are combining to change how we interact with physical spaces. AR can provide …
The digital commons: using blockchain for good governance
Feb 7, 2025 · Furthermore, blockchain facilitates the tokenization of contributions and rewards, creating new incentive structures to motivate and fairly compensate participants. Smart …
How tokenization is transforming finance and investment
Dec 10, 2024 · One of the major financial discussion themes at 2024’s Annual Meeting was how physical and financial assets can be ‘tokenized’, meaning that a digital representation of the …
How blockchain technology is fixing payments and what's next
Apr 29, 2021 · Blockchain technologies are connecting global financial systems so they are easily interoperable, efficient, affordable and accessible. This can reduce the cost and time of cross …
How universities can use blockchain to transform research
Mar 12, 2024 · Blockchain is a form of distributed ledger technology (DLT) that distributes data across a network. The adoption of blockchain technology by academic institutions is …
From source to stomach: How blockchain tracks food across the …
Aug 12, 2024 · Blockchain technology can provide much-needed transparency and traceability across food supply chains. Widespread implementation of blockchain in the food industry will …