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Blockchain spending swells, plus, see who's leaving Facebook | TECH(feed)
A ride-hailing giant in Southeast Asia is about to get even bigger after securing billions in funding, blockchain spending is rapidly increasing, and find out which social media platform are young people leaving on today’s episode of...
Global blockchain spending to hit $12.4B by 2022; finance sector leads growth
Blockchain spending is now expected to reach $12.4 billion within three years, according to IDC, with the U.S. spending more on the distributed ledger technology than any other region of the world.
Blockchain vs. a database: What's the difference?
Blockchain has been accused by detractors as nothing more than a more complicated and expensive database. While both technologies offer data storage and management, blockchain has one unique feature a database will never replicate.
Demand for blockchain engineers is ‘through the roof’
A new jobs report shows software engineers with blockchain skills are in higher demand than at any time in the past, and the number of positions has grown more than fivefold in the past year.
Half of C-level execs say blockchain will change how their tech firms do business
A survey by KPMG of leaders at technology companies shows that more than 40% plan to roll out blockchain during the next three years.
CIOs, you’re doing blockchain wrong
Companies are keen to try blockchain to address key business needs such as efficient transactions and immutable audit trails. But many aren't taking advantage of the distributed ledger's most innovative features.
J.P. Morgan to launch a U.S. dollar-backed cryptocurrency
JPM Coin, the first of its kind from a major bank, will initially be used to transfer funds over a blockchain network internally and between internationally between institutional clients.
Q&A: MIT prof talks about teaching blockchain – and who's learning
Abel Sanchez is one of two instructors teaching the Applied Blockchain course at MIT, one of many universities with courses on the distributed ledger tech. While about half the students can code, others have never coded a line in...
What is blockchain? The complete guide
The much-hyped distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the potential to eliminate huge amounts of record-keeping, save money, streamline supply chains and disrupt IT in ways not seen since the internet arrived.
Sharding: What it is and why many blockchain protocols rely on it
Sharding could be the key to allowing blockchains to scale, while maintaining the privacy and security features that make the distributed ledger technology so hot. But there are hurdles that need to be addressed.
Linux’s Hyperledger to give developers supply chain building blocks
Grid, a new project from the Linux Foundation, will offer developers tools to create supply chain-specific applications running atop distributed ledger technology.
MIT, Stanford and others to build blockchain payments network to rival VisaNet
Seven universities are collaborating to create a blockchain-based online payment system that will solve issues of scalability, privacy, security and performance, enabling up to 10,000 transactions per second
SAP targets counterfeit drugs with blockchain tracker
SAP has launched a blockchain-based tracking system that enables healthcare providers, pharmacies and wholesale pharmaceutical sellers to authenticate drug shipments.
Start-up Devvio claims its blockchain can handle 8M transactions a second
The new blockchain protocol, Devv, was demoed at CES; backers say it outperforms other distributed ledger technologies and traditional financial networks such as VisaNet. Analysts are skeptical.
How to integrate blockchain with legacy systems (and whether you should)
Blockchain is not middleware meant to tie into existing legacy systems, but there are methods for automating the flow of data from ERP systems to a distributed ledger technology. First, though, you should figure out if you even need...
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Mingis on Tech: As blockchain hype cools, a 'trough of disillusionment' for 2019?
A year ago, blockchain aficionados were all but declaring the distributed ledger technology would be bigger than the internet. Maybe so, but not yet. So where does blockchain go from here?
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Mingis on Tech: Blockchain – after the hype and into the real world
In 2018, blockchain boosters touted the distributed ledger technology as a game-changer. Maybe so, but not yet. Here's how it evolved last year and where it's going in 2019.
Blockchain craze helps push up related salaries
Blockchain developers are commanding a salary premium for their services as the distributed ledger technology has heated up in the enterprise IT marketplace over the past year, but it's also spurring job growth in related fields as...
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