Blockchain technology is a cryptographic chain of peer-to-peer transactions. Blockchain transactions are stored in a trustless manner, thanks to decentralized nodes that validate and commit them.

Below is an excerpt from Nick Oberheiden's latest book, "The Law of Tomorrow: Bitcoin, Tokens, Blockchain - An Introduction for Lawyers" Blockchain is the next technology that lawyers shouldn’t ignore ...

In an era of hotly contested debates surrounding data ownership, privacy and monetization, one particular piece of data could be said to be the most personal of all: the human genome. While we are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about B2B sales strategies. Last month, MasterCard announced it will be opening up access to its blockchain technology.

Some 425 years ago, a villainous character in Shakespeare's "Henry VI, Part II" famously exclaimed, "The first thing we do is, let's kill all the lawyers" (Act IV, Scene II). Were Shakespeare today a ...

Discover how governments employ blockchain analytics to monitor and trace cryptocurrency transactions, enhancing transparency ...

Here's everything you need to know about the technology powering the bitcoin cryptocurrency today and, soon, a myriad of services that will change your life. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

Blockchain's role in cybersecurity continues to expand as organizations seek reliable ways to secure data, verify identities, and monitor system activity.

Saying that blockchain is a universal technology would not give an actual idea of the scale: the chain technology has already been implemented successfully in completely different domains and is ...

What do we curious Hackaday scribes do when we want to learn about something? First port of call: search the web. When that something is blockchain technology and we’re looking for an explanation that ...

Blockchain is the core technology behind Bitcoin and thousands of cryptocurrencies and has promising potential beyond digital currencies. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from ...