When the first humans set their foot out of Africa, the transition from an insulated to an interconnected world begun. Backed by continuous innovation, humanity moved from one dominant socio-economic state to the other— hunter-gatherers to agricultural, agricultural to industrial and industrial to the current knowledge and information-driven society. From one revolution to another, a Read more about Three Stars of the Next Technology Revolution[…]
The year 2018 was a milestone, with the blockchain technology emerging from the shadows of cryptocurrencies. The new year promises a lot of positive momentum, with the enterprises adopting blockchain. As the blockchain juggernaut advances, buyers are expecting the vendors to demonstrate all-around capabilities. The new year will be a defining one — for both Read more about Five Areas to Develop Blockchain Skills Within Your Organization[…]
Awareness is no longer a barrier when it comes to blockchain technology. Moving beyond its knowledge to a clear understanding of its benefits (or perils) is the next challenge for the leaders. They want to be a leader in the space but don’t have a clear understanding and are waiting for the technology to mature Read more about Four Questions Leaders Should Ask Before Starting their Blockchain Journey[…]
Earlier in the week, Swisscom and Swiss Post, the Switzerland government-controlled telecommunications and postal services providers, respectively, announced the launch of a 100 per cent Swiss infrastructure for blockchain networks. The aim of the initiative is to provide end-to-end blockchain related services for the Swiss citizens and enterprises, ranging from advisory, development, project management, infrastructure, Read more about Are Countries Finally Outgrowing Their Fear of Blockchain?[…]
The interest level of enterprises in the blockchain technology is at an all-time high — partly driven out of FOMO (fear of missing out). Competitor’s marketing teams are busy inserting blockchain into the press releases, meetings are concluding with “are we doing anything on blockchain?” and no conference is complete without blockchain on the agenda. Customers Read more about Three Steps To Start With Blockchain Technology[…]
On 2nd Oct 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat mission – the largest cleanliness drive in India. Government staff, volunteers, celebrities and sports persons were mobilised to spread the message across the nation. Cleaning India became a national mission, and every year on 2nd Oct, Modi ji reminds the citizens the importance of Read more about Could Blockchain help save Modi’s mission?[…]
Blockchain is simply a very long string of 1’s and 0’s. Every 10 minutes, a new block gets added to the chain. Hence, the name Block-Chain. Block 170 is a special block. It contains the first ever bitcoin transaction between two humans. Using this transaction, Satoshi Nakamoto, the father of blockchain, sent 10 bitcoins to late Hal Read more about How does the Block in a Blockchain look like?[…]
Ms. Blockchain is a database. Not a traditional one. She is a distributed database. She is a decentralized database. She is an immutable database. Her father is Mr. Satoshi Nakamoto. Her birthday is January 9, 2009. She was born at Sourceforge. Her doting father named her Bitcoin. There are 6 key things you must know Read more about The 6 Key Concepts of the Blockchain[…]