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. 

Bitcoin: Commodity, Store of Value or Digital Currency?

Article from Vinny Lingham that looks at whether we can class Bitcoin as a commodity, a store of value or a currency, looking at the properties of each and wondering what should be the aim moving forward.

“Blockchain technology” is a buzzword with little meaning. Here’s what matters.

Article from Peter Van Valkenburgh published via CoinCenter introducing their new whitepaper, "Open Matters - Why Permissionless Blockchains are Essential to the Future of the Internet".

What is Blockchain Technology? A Step-by-Step Guide For Beginners

This article from BlockGeeks gives us decent breakdown of what blockchain is, and shares some examples of how it is currently being used and developed across a variety of markets.

The blockchain is an undeniably ingenious invention – the brainchild of a person or group of people known by the pseudonym,  Satoshi Nakamoto. But since then, it has evolved into something greater and the main question every single person is asking is: What is Blockchain?

Some Simple Economics of the Blockchain

Paper from Christian Catalini of MIT and Joshua S. Gans from University of Toronto

Abstract:
We rely on economic theory to discuss how blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies will influence the rate and direction of innovation.

The blockchain revolution: will universities use it, or abuse it?

Article from Martin Hall in Times Higher Education noting how blockchain has the opportunity to revolutionise higher education, but he asks, will it be used as a "force for good".

There is more to blockchain than moving money. It has the potential to transform our lives

Piece from the World Economic Forum that looks at how the coming together of universally available technology, a secure public platform and very low transaction costs will create opportunities across many arenas:

"Blockchain is, essentially, the most secure way we can make exchanges today, allowing you and I to send an asset without using a trusted emissary, creating a global common exchange digital marketplace."