Blockchain

Blockchain is an open distributed ledger techonlogy, on which is based e.g. bitcoin, the digital currency.

It combines the openness of the internet with the security of cryptography to give everyone a faster, safer way to verify key information and establish trust.

Blockchain application is not limited to digital currencies.

External

 * GoldmanSachs.com, Blockchain, the new technology of trust

Articles

 * FT.com, BP experiments with blockchain for oil and gas trading, published on 3 October 2017.
 * CentralBanking.com, Central banks will be using blockchain by 2019 – research: Study examines pros and cons of central banks adopting blockchain and considers use cases, published on 25 September 2017.
 * SWIFT.com, 22 additional global banks join the SWIFT global payments innovation blockchain proof of concept, published on 6 July 2017, last retrieved on 4 September 2017.
 * CompariTech.com, What is blockchain? 10 experts attempt to explain blockchain in 150 words or less, published on 17 March 2017, last retrieved on 4 September 2017.
 * (fr) LesEchosSTART, Comprendre enfin la Blockchain en 5 points, published on 14 January 2016, last retrieved on 31 August 2017.
 * Reuters.com, Honduras to build land title registry using blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, published on 15 May 2015, last retrieved on 31 August 2017.