What is governance in Blockchain?
Governance is crucially important in Blockchain systems in order to make sure that a system has the correct incentives, is able to grow and succeed, and can develop an ecosystem. …
Course: Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Applications
Central Bank Digital Currencies. A revolution in money and blockchain (?)
Money is typically defined according to three properties: [1] It’s a unit of account — things are priced in it (in the UK, things are priced in pound sterling). It …
How can blockchain can increase innovation?
In this article, Victoria Thompson (Director and Founding Member of the London Blockchain Foundation, and Group Head of Innovation Legal at Barclays) shares her insights on how blockchain can increase …
A brief history of blockchain
In 2008 at the height of the financial crisis, a mysterious figure released a message to the world. This message was about Bitcoin, a new electronic cash system that was …
Who are you learning from?
This course has been primarily designed by the University College London Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UCL CBT) in collaboration with FutureLearn. The UCL CBT can boast it is one of …
Why should you care about blockchain?
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) have received a great deal of media attention since their creation a little over a decade ago. Despite this, there is still a great …
Exploring other applications of DLT
We’ve just explored a small number of blockchain’s use cases. Blockchain could have a tremendous, transformational and disruptive impact for many industries and sectors. Not only providing a new digital …
Is DeFi the killer application for blockchain technology?
Cryptocurrencies have been the first application of blockchain technology. Bitcoin was created as a new form of money that did not rely on any trust in a central/third party to …
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Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Applications