Tag: blockchain

Blockchain Basics: Emerging tech is a silver bullet for some, but not a universal solution

By Tommy Felts / April 20, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Kenyon Briggs is an attorney at Husch Blackwell in Kansas City. Mindi Giftos and Bob Bowman are partners at Husch Blackwell and contributed to this op-ed, part of a limited series on blockchain sponsored by Husch Blackwell. As blockchain grows in popularity, people continue to…

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Blockchain Basics: It’s more than a tech buzzword, but how does it actually work?

By Tommy Felts / March 16, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Kenyon Briggs is an attorney at Husch Blackwell in Kansas City. This op-ed is part of a limited series on blockchain sponsored by Husch Blackwell. What is blockchain technology? Technically precise definitions found on Google define it as “a distributed, decentralized, public ledger.”…

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Toby Rush, Zoloz, Ant Financial

Toby Rush on emerging blockchain: Layers of trust slowly building behind the scenes

By Tommy Felts / November 1, 2018

Much like companies’ web pages in the mid-1990s, blockchain isn’t yet consumer-ready, said Toby Rush. “But [development is] going to move at an accelerated pace,” said Rush, CEO of Zoloz and senior director of international technology investments at Ant Financial. “We’re over 20 years later from ’96, and I think you’ll see [blockchain] move and…

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April Boyd-Noronha

April Boyd-Noronha: 10 ways tech will dominate 2018

By Tommy Felts / January 8, 2018

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Well, 2018 is here in full swing. So now is as good a time as ever to offer my perspectives for the coming 12 months. How will tech impact us this year? FinTech — From cryptocurrency to blockchain. My two favorite gurus to…

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