When you hear the term “blockchain,” the first word that jumps to mind is likely “cryptocurrency.” While this association is certainly fair, it glosses over an even more powerful concept, one without ...

Developer teams behind the Tezos blockchain unveiled "Tezos X," a set of technological upgrades they say could bring a "huge boost in performance, composability and interoperability." The roadmap, ...

In the blockchain world, an oracle is a system that connects smart contracts to external data sources. Smart contracts, self-executing agreements written in code, operate within the blockchain but ...

We’ve had smart contracts for a long time. Ethereum, the OG smart contract blockchain, is more than a decade old, but the intelligence in smart contracts has always been rather rudimentary. If this, ...

Aashika’s near two decades stint in business and finance journalism has led her to report, write, edit and lead teams covering public investing, private investing and personal investing both in India ...

Edge-assisted mobile crowdsensing (EMCS) has gained significant attention as a data collection paradigm. However, existing incentive mechanisms in EMCS systems rely on centralized platforms, making ...

Northern Trust's use of smart contracts is part of a trend. JPMorgan Chase has incorporated them in its blockchain projects, and just this week PayPal integrated them in its new stablecoin project.

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that records transactions across a network of computers. Unlike older databases, blockchain runs without a central figure. Transactions are encrypted, ...

Independent hip-hop artists are witnessing a seismic shift in how they receive compensation for their music, with blockchain-based smart contracts eliminating the traditional months-long waiting ...