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From: Paul H. Christiansen11/8/2016 11:04:23 AM
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How Blockchain Will Change Your Life

By Ginny Rometty, CEO, IBM

Until the mid-1990s, the internet was little more than an arcane set of technical standards used by academics. Few predicted the profound effect it would have on society. Today, blockchain—the technology behind the digital currency bitcoin—might seem like a trinket for computer geeks. But once widely adopted, it will transform the world.

Blockchain offers a way to track items or transactions using a shared digital “ledger.” Blocks of new transactions are added at the end of the chain, and encryption ensures that it remains unbroken—tamper-proof and error-free. This is significantly more efficient than the current methods for logging and sharing such information.

We at IBM estimate that applying blockchain to global supply chains could generate more than $100 billion in annual efficiencies. Toyota and the U.S. Postal Service are exploring this already.

wsj.com

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