I’ve written a more detailed blockchain explainer elsewhere, so I'll try to keep this overview brief. Blockchain technology promises a practical solution to the challenges of storing, managing, and ...

Blockchain is the core technology behind Bitcoin and thousands of cryptocurrencies and has promising potential beyond digital currencies. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from ...

While Bitcoin and cryptocurrency may have been the first widely known uses of blockchain technology, today, it’s far from the only one. In fact, blockchain is revolutionizing most every industry. Here ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a ...

A lot of time and money is now invested into blockchain and its applications. “Distributed ledger technology is set to move out of the test environment and into the wild next year, with nearly two ...

At its most fundamental level, a blockchain application utilizes the decentralized, unchangeable aspects of blockchain technology to enable secure, transparent, and in many cases, automated systems.

Not-for-profit global payments network to initially use blockchain-based shared ledger for cross-border payments, with ...

Recently, I wrote about the results of a poll held by the European Payments Council (EPC) amongst its members on blockchain and its impact on the payments industry. These showed that a great majority ...

Swift is building a blockchain-based shared ledger with Consensys and over 30 global banks to enable instant, 24/7 cross-border payments.