Blockchain development could boost the global economy US$1.76 trillion by 2030 according to PWC. The size of the market will be determined by the scope of its applications as well as the adoption rate in various industries and regions across…
Blockchain technology is showing that we can connect financial infrastructure so that no matter where you are in the world, systems and forms of value can interoperate with each other. Read more in weforum How blockchain technology is fixing payments…
This year, we expect to see increased experimentation with hybrid blockchain models, both in the financial sector and the public sector . These are a great way to increase comfort with the technology. We are not close to realizing the…
Just as Bitcoin was conceived as a method for bypassing financial intermediaries, blockchain can help to improve the travel experience by letting customers interact directly with service providers. This process is already underway, with multinational corporations and technology startups developing…
Facebook is developing not just its own currency but also the blockchain to transact it on, plus a new programming language for the development of related apps. Libra will also not just be contained to Facebook-owned platforms, such as WhatsApp…
Organisations adopting blockchain technologies can be viewed as Human-Machine Networks (HMNs), where combinations of humans and machines interact with each other. The more an organisation moves towards a ‘Decentralised Autonomous Organisation’ (DAO) design, the more efficient and autonomous it will…
WWF-Australia and BCG Digital Ventures have partnered to launch a new blockchain-based platform to track the environmental and ethical impact of food and products. A digital tag — such as an RFID tag — must be attached at the original point…
Food production needs to increase by 70 per cent to feed the nine billion population projected for 2050. Fortunately, the industry is benefiting from some radical thinking. Here are the cutting edge technologies taking farming towards this goal. Read more…
Blockchain is expected to be so influential over the coming years that some technologists foresee it ushering in a new type of Internet, one that stores and authenticates information about every asset, device and individual, opening the door to a…
When big data, blockchain and AI are combined, it will change collaboration among individuals, organisations and things, moving from pure human-to-human collaboration to increasingly human-to-machine collaboration and machine-to-machine collaboration. All these technologies enable organisations to design smarter businesses. Read more…
