Unless one has slept through the past two decades, it is unlikely to not have come across the term ‘blockchain’. Primarily known for powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Etherium, the World Economic Forum promises that this new contraption is “pulling us into a new era of openness, decentralisation and global inclusion”.
It features among the most disruptive technologies in the world today, alongside game-changers like Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, with some even hailing it as “the most disruptive invention since the Internet itself.”
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