Blockchain Primer

Blockchain will do for transactions what the internet did for information. This collection features a selection of stories about the subject.

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By logging how every piece of patient data is used, the company hopes to leave behind an indelible audit trail.

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The heads of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus want their colleagues to know the technology has many uses besides currency.

What links flowers, mandarin oranges, and pineapples? They’re all neatly recorded on Maersk’s new digital shipping ledger.

The cryptocurrency has reached a three-year high, but it’s no cause for celebration.

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Twenty years ago, Brian Behlendorf helped kick-start the Web—now he’s betting the technology behind Bitcoin can make the world fairer.