ThisarticledescribeshowBlockchainisatechnologythathasagreatpotentialtochangetheway businessisdoneinthefuture,exactlyliketheinternetdidintheearlynineties.Blockchainoffersnew opportunitiestodevelopnewtypesofdigitalservicestoovercomebusinessproblems,andimprove businesspracticesbymakingtransactioninformationapublicresource.Whileresearchonthetopic isstillemerging,ithasmostlyfocusedoncrypto-currenciesinsteadoftakingadvantageofthisnovel concepttocreatenewadvancedservices.Thisarticlediscussesblockchainandthetechnologybehind it,someofitspossibleapplications,aswellasthreatstargetingthenewpoorlyunderstoodtechnology. KeywoRdS Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crypto-Currency, IoT
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