Blockchain Secrets

In recent months, blockchain technology has dominated the

news. However, if you're like many, you may not be able to

wrap your head around what is being said completely. In

fact, according to the latest surveys, blockchain is one of the

most complex emerging technologies out there today. While

it is still a relatively new technology, blockchain is one that

could dramatically shape the way businesses, and

marketers work in the not-so-distant future.

The blockchain was first defined in the source code for

Bitcoin and is the underlying foundation for all

cryptocurrency transactions. Bitcoin was invented in

October 2008, when Satoshi Nakamoto published a white

paper titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.

The code for blockchain was released as open source in

January 2009. Over the last decade, blockchain, the

technology that runs Bitcoin, has developed into one of

today’s most significant, ground-breaking technologies with

the potential to have a tremendous impact on every industry

from financial to educational, to manufacturing.

Currently, Bitcoin is just one of the several hundred

applications that utilize blockchain technology. It has been

an impressive decade of transformation for the technology

with no signs of it slowing down in the next ten years. If you

are interested in learning more about what blockchain is,

here are five of the most asked questions about the

technology answered.

What is Blockchain?

How Does Blockchain Work?

Is Blockchain Technology Secure?

What Are Some Other Applications for Blockchain?

How Can I Use Blockchain?