The DCS Triangle

Decentralized, Consistent, Scalable. Pick any two.

Introduction

Blockchain is going to hit the media industry hard, just like the Internet

In countless conversations with creators, artists, and media executives across photography, music, publishing, TV and film, it’s clear that the media industry is destined to make the same mistake in…

Blockchain will usher in the era of decentralised computing

By now, you’ve heard of blockchain, the technology that underlies Bitcoin. Blockchains are a type of decentralisation technology that will fundamentally change the way our financial services, industries, and society operate.

Three Blockchain Benefits

How Blockchain Technology Helps, Above and Beyond Traditional Databases

In you’re thinking about business opportunities for blockchain technology, it’s useful to avoid getting over-excited about an idea that a…

Introducing Simple Contracts

Business Logic Without Smart Contract Security Risks

Towards a Public BigchainDB

Some have asked: is BigchainDB private or public? The answer is: “N/A”. BigchainDB is a database technology. It is not a network. People have to deploy it for their own context. When deployed, it can be deployed for public use or more private use. It all depends on the…

Why Would You Use BigchainDB instead of Bitcoin?

A reporter recently asked me how BigchainDB is different from Bitcoin and why anyone would use it over Bitcoin.

Bitcoin is great for a trustless system where native cryptocurrency is transferred over the network.

Six Blockchain Application Verticals (+1 Bonus)

Opportunities for Your Next Project

We see six key verticals where blockchains are being applied. Each of these has many business opportunities.

1. Intellectual property (IP)