Thus, we have to question the robustness of the technology, its applications, its propensity to have bugs, and its susceptibility to security flaws.

have is that interest plays with the concept of usury. Usury is not a new concept – even for the Western World. Usury was banned even in Elizabethan times in England. For example, a little-known fact is that William Shakespeare’s father was in court twice for violating the usury laws. Essentially, usury involves the charging of excessive rates of i

The most interesting part of this reduction is that the banking infrastructure responsible for the change has not come from the Banking Sector. Instead, the Telecommunications Sector has driven

Could governmental voting systems become fully digital within the enhanced security of a decentralised structure? Could populations that live in a notorious area of governmental

but also regarding international compliance risk, which is currently centre-stage in the global banking environment.

Just think about your own industry. Look at the elements that require “trust”. Smart contracts can potentially programmatically remove those elements. By understanding this, you can begin to plan your own smart contracts via the Blockchain.

it’s the weakest link in the blockchain – you and me? Whether it is a decentralised blockchain or a centralised system, hackers will target human weakness.

The advent of quantum computing may be a threat in the medium term to bring this timeframe down to a remotely achievable goal – but by the time this technology based around quantum physics is stable and ready, the cryptographic technologies available would have grown significantly and evolved further.

Furthermore, in early October 2016, IBM announced77 that it wanted to explore the combination of its Watson – its Artificial Intelligence technology – with the blockchain and the Internet of Things. Committing $200m