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Cryptic Trails to Blockchain Expertise: Exploring Lesser-Known Ethereum Avenues

Tech News Gather

The Ethereum Ecosystem: Beyond the Basics Ethereum, often described as the second generation of blockchain technology, has gained significant attention for its role in enabling smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps). Understanding Ethereum’s genesis story is essential to grasp its unique value proposition.

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Fit and value: The business case for blockchain

O'Reilly

Blockchains have a uniquely tumultuous early history for an enterprise technology—from a mysterious origin story, to a sensational first application in bitcoin, to a swift fall from a particularly frothy hype cycle. Blockchain technology provides the encrypted distributed ledger that made the first cryptocurrency, bitcoin, possible.

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5 industries that demonstrate how blockchains go beyond finance

O'Reilly

Although blockchain technology is still in its early days, momentum has been building in the enterprise. While there has been much focus on blockchains in banking and payments, its impact has already extended far beyond finance. When a land title changes hands, it would be verified via the blockchain, and recorded again.

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Strategies for Digital Yuan Success: Byte Banking Brilliance

Tech News Gather

Comparatively, the Digital Yuan stands out due to its centralized control by the Chinese government, contrasting with the decentralized nature of many cryptocurrencies. Its adoption is facilitated by the backing of the government, its legal status as a form of legal tender, and its integration into existing financial systems.

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Washed Up

Alex Russell

The politics of blockchain proponents have led them to explicitly reject the foundational protocols and technical underpinnings of the web. "web3" One could imagine blockchain-based solutions to some of these problems, but this isn't the focus of "web3" boosters today. Blockchain protocols. Cryptocurrencies.

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Why public is getting interested in investing in NFT?

Tech News Gather

No governance or regulations are barriers to the popularity of virtual currencies because they make it impossible for governments and regulators to protect consumers from fraudsters who may be using these systems illegally or illegally charging fees without permission.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For March 22nd, 2019

High Scalability

They'll learn a lot and love you even more.5 5 billion : weekly visits to Apple App store; $500m : new US exascale computer; $1.7 Have members of the executive leadership team, and Boeing’s board of directors, fly on 737 Max’s, every day, for a month.

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