A sustainable future: How your next home project could help end illegal logging
4 min read - As part of staying home these last many months, I’ve been working on different projects around the house. When I buy new materials for these projects from the home improvement stores in my community, I of course look for the…
Blockchain Newsletter for January: Looking ahead with 2021 predictions
5 min read - Predicting the future is a dicey business. Nonetheless, we see pundits of all stripes putting forth 2021 forecasts for blockchain. For example, as cryptocurrency creeps to the mainstream, 2021 predictions for bitcoin valuation vary wildly, from $46,000 to $146,000 to…
Blockchain in 2021: Accessibility, authenticity and AI
4 min read - As of December 2019, experts forecast blockchain spending would surpass USD 16 billion by 2023, according to an IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) report. However, over the course of the year, COVID-19 disrupted the global economy, slashed technology budgets…
A groundbreaking vaccine will need a groundbreaking supply chain
5 min read - News of the first successfully completed vaccine trial has the potential to bring relief to billions of people around the world. But as encouraging as trials may be, it is extremely important to note that a vaccine cannot be as…
Powering trust on the grid with blockchain
3 min read - Around the globe, the energy transition — or the transformation of the energy sector away from fossil fuels and towards zero-carbon energy — is rapidly gathering pace. The current power grid, however, is struggling to keep up. As detailed in…
Five trends to shape blockchain in 2020
4 min read - The year 2019 was pivotal for enterprise blockchain. The technology expanded beyond adoption by innovators and first movers to include a growing number of organizations working together to rapidly turn blockchain’s promised value into tangible business results. As active blockchain…
A new learning credential blockchain to help bridge the skills gap
3 min read - The skills gap is one of the greatest challenges facing labor forces around the world. A recent study by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that more than 120 million workers in the world’s 12 largest economies may need…
Central bank digital currency explained
4 min read - Cross-border payments Even in developed nations, it’s significantly cheaper to mail cash than to send money digitally. But the benefits of a formal financial institution aren’t available for 2.5 billion people in the world who are unbanked, not only because…
5 principles of blockchain: The foundation for a network of networks
3 min read - This week, the largest gathering of women technologists in the world will convene for the 19th Annual Grace Hopper conference in Orlando. A mathematician and pioneering computer scientist who spent most of her decades-long career shipping code for the United…