Blockchain Isn’t as Unbreakable as You Think
2019; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês
10.2139/ssrn.3542542
ISSN1556-5068
Autores Tópico(s)Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
ResumoSometimes it seems as if everyone has bought into the hype: Industries as far-flung as real estate and diamond sales have embraced block-chain without entirely knowing what it is or how its most vaunted features might fail or have unintended consequences. Block-chain assures users that once information has been stored, it can never be deleted or falsified. This means that when people in finance, say, pore over the history of a transaction, they feel content in the knowledge that illegalities have nowhere to hide. It means that people in the supply chain of a product trust that they can check its provenance without fear that misinformation has been slipped in along the way. In essence, block-chain promises not just complete data security but also something more intangible: that we will never be conned. Is it really so important that we understand what’s under the hood?
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