Category Archives: Blockchain

Blockchainizing Existing Databases

In his latest post Bozho wrote: “Blockchain has been a buzzword for the past several years and it hasn’t lived to its promises (yet). Blockchain is largely a shared database. Sharing data with other participants in a given business process … Continue reading

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Blockchain Explained: What it is and isn’t

There are a lot of misconceptions about blockchain. A lot of people have heard of blockchain but really don’t understand quite what it is. You hear everything, from everybody thinking that blockchain is Bitcoin or vice versa, it is for … Continue reading

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Combining DMN and Blockchain

I consider combining DMN and blockchain as a very promising approach for a while. Early this year Edson Tirelli described how DMN decision services can be invoked from smart contracts. And today I read the first paper that addresses the execution of … Continue reading

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REALLY Smart (and Legal!) Contracts

In this article Dan Selman introduces “really” smart legal  contracts as well as the Open Source Accord Project. Dan will be among outstanding presenters during the upcoming DecisionCAMP-2018 in Luxembourg on Sep. 17-19.

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The P&C insurance industry’s potential game changer

Capgemini just published an article describing how InsurTech firms are now coming up with innovative offerings based on blockchain technology. “From homes to vehicles, property and casualty insurers handle multiple types of policies.  The process involves a lot of data … Continue reading

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How Blockchain Technology Can Save The IRS

The IRS plans to spend $291 million updating 140 computer systems to help it implement the new tax law and a private blockchain platform will be at the center of this transformation. “For example, when a bank or financial institutions transfers … Continue reading

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Blockchain: a story of potential, and patience

Today Forrester sent out this email: “Blockchain’s potential is huge, but let’s face it: the technology simply isn’t ready for your business. In 2018, blockchain projects will fall into one of three categories: 1) Pure R&D; 2) Immediate (but small-scale) business benefit ; … Continue reading

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Enterprise Ethereum Client Specification 1.0

Announced today, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has released the Enterprise Ethereum Client Specification 1.0. Until today, organizations had to create proprietary versions of a permissioned corporate Ethereum implementation. Thanks to the EEA’s new client spec, the global development community can now design their Ethereum solutions via … Continue reading

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bpmNEXT Conference: Santa Barbara, Apr 17-19

bpmNEXT-2018 is not a typical conference pitching case studies to newbies. bpmNEXT is for those already neck-deep in this technology revolution and keen to know what’s coming next. Not just hear about it, but see it, touch it, and influence it. This year … Continue reading

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How Bitcoin Actually Works

Bitcoin price quickly passed $5,000, $11,000, and $17,000 (today) milestones. This 25 mins video explains how Bitcoin actually works.

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