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Blockchain for Identity Management: Early Examples
2018-05-22 20:48

Early experiments are demonstrating how blockchain, the distributed and immutable ledger behind virtual currencies, potentially could play an important role in identity management, says Avivah...

Banks Don't Want to be Weakest Link in Blockchain Revolution
2018-05-06 18:09

Blockchain, the cutting-edge technology behind virtual currencies like bitcoin, has the potential to play a disruptive role in the global finance sector, experts say, as banking behemoths seek to...

Organizations should not overestimate the short-term benefits of blockchain
2018-05-04 11:30

Only 1 percent of CIOs indicated any kind of blockchain adoption within their organizations, and only 8 percent of CIOs were in short-term planning or active experimentation with blockchain,...

Blockchain in Healthcare: Testing an ID App
2018-05-03 18:48

How might blockchain improve digital identity proofing in the healthcare sector? The National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center and security vendor Trusted Key are testing that out...

New templates let AWS users quickly and easily deploy blockchain networks
2018-04-23 18:18

Users can launch either Ethereum or Hyperledger Fabric networks in just a few clicks.

Gartner's Litan on Blockchain
2018-04-19 17:48

Analyst Cuts Through Hype and Details Real-World Uses to Help Fight FraudBlockchain is high on the hype meter in 2018, but Gartner's Avivah Litan is encouraged by practical applications of the...

How the blockchain can help track important messages and prevent email fraud
2018-04-16 12:07

Florian Bersier, CEO of email solution provider Gmelius talked with TechRepublic about how the blockchain can be used to prove the authenticity of communications and transactions done via email.

Survey: How much do you know about blockchain?
2018-04-11 15:59

TechRepublic's sister site, Tech Pro Research, wants to find out how much professionals know about blockchain and what (if anything) their companies are doing with it.

Why a fully trust-less view of Blockchain is dangerous for business
2018-04-11 13:48

Blockchain is all about replacing trust with software. For non-developers, this could be a terrible idea.

The future of blockchain: Which businesses are using it now, which industries will use it soon
2018-04-09 16:00

Brett Koenig, of IT consulting firm HMB, talked with TechRepublic about the emergence of blockchain and a business tool, and its potential uses.