A blockchain is a distributed system that achieves security through cryptography and consensus, without relying on trust. It’s a breathtaking innovation. If one technology trend could prove to be even ...

There is a perception among many that blockchain and distributed ledger technology are the same thing. This is not quite the case. This article explains the difference between blockchain and ...

What’s the big IT story of 2016 going to be? All fingers seem to be pointing at Bitcoin, along with the blockchain architecture that empowers its distributed nature. There are two reasons why Bitcoin ...

Diagonal chain made of zeros and ones. Cryptocurrency and mining. A bitcoin metaphor. Gray background. A close up. 3d rendering mock up In a webinar earlier this year, Amazon provided information on ...

Traditional document management systems are plagued by inherent limitations. Navigating their compliance challenges and security vulnerabilities increasingly resembles a labyrinthine puzzle. Such ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Amilcar has 10 years of FinTech, blockchain, ...

BNY's Carolyn Weinberg believes blockchain technology could be the key to an always-on operating system for the New ...

An expensive work of art changes hands. Neither the buyer nor the seller is named publicly, but the exchange is verified, the provenance of the painting travels with it, and the artwork is ...

While blockchain led the way for distributed ledger technology (DLT), alternatives like DAGs, Hashgraph, and Holochain bring ...

Coinbase wants to be Facebook Connect for crypto. The blockchain giant plans to develop “Login with Coinbase” or a similar identity platform for decentralized app developers to make it much easier for ...

Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and fact-checker with expertise in economics and personal finance and over twenty years of experience in the classroom. d3sign / Getty Images Bitcoin is a decentralized ...