Seriously, What the Hell Is a Blockchain? Blockchains are often explained with a lot of tech jargon by people in mathematics, cryptography, and network engineering. It turns out that blockchains are ...

Most people don’t know the first thing about cryptocurrencies, except that their kids made, or more likely lost, money. There’s that guy in the office who’s really into Bitcoin, but otherwise, the ...

I first used a computer in 1970 — just over 50 years ago. For my undergraduate thesis in psychology, I had asked 300 students to complete a long questionnaire and when it came time to analyze the data ...

As part of The Drum’s Globalization Deep Dive, Mischief Maker’s Scott McKenzie argues that global brands can no longer ignore the promise of blockchain. It’s a simple question that seldom has a simple ...

Blockchain is in quite a precarious position right now. On one hand, it has received incredible attention thanks to last year’s cryptocurrency boom and on the other, the boom also made many overlook ...

Despite major up and downs throughout its occasionally turbulent six year lifetime, Bitcoin has managed to get farther than just about any other alternative currency, grabbing the interest of VC ...

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I am somewhere in the middle — currency speculation, in my opinion, is nothing but a big distraction; it is improving information services that I am interested in. And I’m most interested in ...

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