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Wrapping Your Head Around Private Blockchains

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Christine Hall
Sep 9, 2016

Anyone trying to understand the business potential of blockchains, which are being advertised as the up-and-coming next “greatest thing,” might want to take a look at how the technology is already being used. At the most recent LinuxCon, Donna Dillenberger with IBM’s Watson Research Center explained how Big Blue is already implementing the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger project.

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