A look at the business in blockchain-anchored business networks
3 min read - In building a blockchain platform-centric business network, it is very important to articulate and actualize the value for all stakeholders on that network. In our previous post, we discussed how important trust is to building these networks and the key…
Seven reasons why Hyperledger Fabric users should use IBM Blockchain Platform
4 min read - IBM Blockchain Platform is the IBM commercial deployment of The Linux Foundation’s open source Hyperledger Fabric. This means our clients get the support, tools and services they need to successfully develop, deploy, operate and govern production grade blockchain solutions even…
The ABCs of emerging technologies 2020 and beyond
6 min read - In the 109-year of history of IBM, innovation and change has been the mantra with which we have lived, and we have never been shy of taking risks. With the recent announcement made by our CEO, Arvind Krishna, separating our…
The case for governance in founder-led blockchain networks
5 min read - The hardest part of building blockchain networks is not configuring the technology; it is designing the rules of the road for how ecosystem partners will work together to achieve their goals. In one word, the hardest part is network governance.…
BlockpARTy — Sustainability matters
3 min read - Consumers today care about the interconnected world around them. They expect the companies they buy from to respect the earth and its people as they make their products, whether it’s ethically sourcing palm oil, practicing organic farming methods or minimizing…
Episode 22: The trust technology for complex supply chain management
3 min read - Listen to this IBM Blockchain Pulse Podcast episode and others on iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn and Stitcher. Adopting blockchain during a pandemic: Why it is the innovation we need during this time In today’s show, Matt Hooper is joined by IBM…
Gaining better access to graph and blockchain data within SQL databases
3 min read - Two of the most innovative technologies to emerge in recent years are graph and blockchain. Graph is particularly good at tracking relationships between data while blockchain keeps a record of transactions in a decentralized way that mitigates the risk of…
Bank guarantees: Jumping from paper to blockchain
3 min read - There is a genuine need to digitize the archaic process by which tenants, banks and landlords negotiate bank guarantees. When a retailer wants to lease a property to open a store, the landlord requires a bank guarantee that says, “You’re…
Launching nine new projects on blockchain and data transparency
3 min read - The Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency brings together cross-disciplinary teams to advance innovation in blockchain and data transparency and closely associated topics for the good of society that will drive new science and technology, develop thought leadership and…