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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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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For August 3rd, 2018

High Scalability

David Rosenthal : The margins on AWS, averaging 24.75% over the last twelve quarters, are what enables Amazon to run the US retail business averaging under 3% margin and the international business averaging -3.7% “Many companies will halt their blockchain tests this year. margin over the same period. million (US $3.6

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Web Development Trends 2019

KeyCDN

Blockchain Technology Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin rely on blockchains, but web developers are just realizing the full potential of this technology. IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon are all exploring new ways to use blockchains in 2019. Users and developers both prefer discreet notifications on their toolbar over cluttered inboxes.