Realizing the Potential of Blockchain

Whitepaper from the World Economic Forum subtitled:A Multistakeholder Approach to the Stewardship of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies.

Blockchain-Based Music Sharing Platform Aims At Putting Musicians At Helm

Blockchain technology continues to find inroads into different areas of business and society, especially through the token crowdsale model. The latest company to announce a token sale is Musiconomi (MCI), the Blockchain-based music ecosystem.

The Blockchain Revolution and Higher Education

From Don and Alex Tapscott: The blockchain provides a rich, secure, and transparent platform on which to create a global network for higher learning. This Internet of value can help to reinvent higher education in a way the Internet of information alone could not.

Read via Educause.

Project Jasper: Are Distributed Wholesale Payment Systems Feasible Yet?

Article from The Register about Project Jasper, a proof of concept of a DLT-based wholesale payment system (bitcoin), carried out by Bank of Canada.

Russia Opens the Door to Cryptocurrencies

Another example of blockchain moving to the mainstream.  This article from Antonia Colibasanu at Geopolitical Futures gives some background to the reasons why Russia has announced that it will legalise the use of cryptocurrencies.

Letting Students Own Their Credentials

Very soon this nascent technology could securely enable registrars to help students verify credentials without the hassle of ordering copies of transcripts.

How Will Blockchain Impact HR?

Of all the emerging technologies, blockchain is the least exciting as a technology, but potentially the most impactful on society. Blockchain doesn’t converse with you, it won’t 3D print your house or cut out your kidney stones with precision while the surgeon has a cup of tea. In terms of technology, it is about as exciting as relational databases.

When you think of blockchain, you might think of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that requires a maths degree to buy and ownership of a laptop that never crashes. Yet Bitcoin is just one of many different cryptocurrencies that uses blockchain as its core technology. And blockchain technology is also being used outside of financial services.

Read the full article from Andrew Spence on HRN Blog.