Pitch Engine
The Times Real Estate

.

Blockchain really only does one thing well

  • Written by Stephen Wilson, PhD Candidate, UNSW Australia
imageBlockchain doesn’t magically make entries on a distributed ledger trustworthy.Image sourced from shutterstock.com

No new technology since the dawn of the internet has captured the imagination like blockchain.

Designed to run unregulated electronic currency, the blockchain is promoted by many as having far broader potential in government,...

Read more: Blockchain really only does one thing well

More Articles ...

  1. Blockchains could help restore trust in the food we choose to eat
  2. 'If you don't have a beer you're not a man' – rural workplaces made more dangerous by drugs and alcohol
  3. A realistic strategy for federal budget repair
  4. Internet of Things data will help us predict the future
  5. A labour dump is unlikely under the China Australia free trade agreement
  6. Vital Signs: it's time to borrow to build
  7. Without smarter governance, blockchains will fall victim to more attacks
  8. Changing the world one online petition at a time: how social activism went mainstream
  9. Is the DAO the beginning of the end for the conventional chief executive?
  10. Demystifying the blockchain: a basic user guide
  11. What the government should do now: economic growth
  12. Innovation culture has evolved beyond Turnbull's mantra
  13. Vital Signs: goodbye AAA Australia?
  14. Co-living is demolishing the line between work and life
  15. Explainer: why stock market panic can signal a good time to buy
  16. In a world of low rates, what else can the RBA and central banks do?
  17. #ausvotes: a final update from the social media hustings
  18. Brexit is done, now what about accounting?
  19. Brexit harms startups but it may not be fatal
  20. Black market jobs cost Australia billions and youth are at the coalface
  21. States will ultimately pay for federal promises, no matter who wins Saturday's election
  22. Google's murky Washington lobbying is making Apple look good
  23. Unit pricing saves money but is the forgotten shopping tool
  24. Election FactCheck: Have 300,000 new jobs been created in the last calendar year and were almost two-thirds held by women?
  25. Robots are moving in to our homes, but there's no killer app
  26. Australia's youth unemployment policy needs to be seen as a hand up, not a hand out
  27. Explainer: what is ‘value capture’ and what does it mean for cities?
  28. Business Briefing: ASIC tries to prevent fintech startups from becoming scammers
  29. How a Brexit could impact on Australia
  30. Internships help students better manage their careers
  31. Seven ways to tell whether a private equity-backed IPO should be avoided
  32. Election FactCheck Q A: does the government spend more on negative gearing and capital gains tax discounts than on child care or higher education?
  33. ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, May 2016
  34. How the Property Council is shaping the debate around negative gearing, taxes
  35. What evidence is there that internships secure employment?
  36. Digital disruption: STEM graduates and more regulation not the answer
  37. Are unpaid internships unlawful?
  38. Reducing bankruptcy to 12 months ignores realities of insolvency
  39. #ausvotes 2016: some early impressions
  40. Election FactCheck: have 50,000 full-time jobs been lost this year and are over a million people underemployed?
  41. Woolworths and Coles should heed simplicity lesson from Aldi
  42. Business is waking up to the idea of deep learning
  43. The public should be concerned when academics must battle bureaucrats for academic freedom
  44. Is small business really the engine room of Australia's economy?
  45. Why the voice of Big Business is facing its biggest test
  46. The ghost of the 'greedy geezers' hovers over our super debate
  47. Election FactCheck: has $100 billion been added to Australia's national debt under the current government?
  48. Corporate venture capital can pay, but only if you get the structure right
  49. It's time we broke up the retail arms of Australia's Big Four banks
  50. Election FactCheck: Has the Coalition presided over the most sustained fall in Australian living standards since records began?