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An Interactive Guide to the Blockchain, Part V – A Virtual Currency
We have now learnt how the blockchain establishes consensus, and how miners compete against each other to confirm the latest block. However, the question remains – why would miners do this? And how can this blockchain be used to create a virtual currency? This is what we will learn today, in this final blog post. Read more
An Interactive Guide to the Blockchain, Part IV – Mining and Consensus
Yesterday, we learnt how to create an immutable chain of blocks of information, by linking them together with hashes. Today, we will explore how this is being used to create consensus between all participants in a huge user network which is the correct version of a blockchain. Read more
An Interactive Guide to the Blockchain, Part III – A Chain of Hashes
Yesterday, we learnt about cryptographic hashing. Today, we will use this concept to tie multiple blocks of data together, in a chain. This can be used to be sure that no one has changed a previous block. Read more
An Interactive Guide to the Blockchain, Part II – Hash Functions
Yesterday, we explored the problems that a blockchain has to solve in order to create a decentralized currency (cryptocurrency). Today, we will start delving into the technical side of the blockchain, starting with one of the most important concepts – the cryptographic hash function. Read more
An Interactive Guide to the Blockchain, Part I – Introduction
As part of the Blockchain theme week this week, I have the pleasure of presenting “An Interactive Guide to Blockchain”! This series will present an easy-to-follow, interactive explanation of the technologies involved in creating the blockchain. Throughout the journey, we will examine the technologies embedded in the browser. Read more
Résilience de la blockchain et de ses applications juridiques en temps de crise
05/26/2020 • 11:00
En ligne
Web-talk in french only. Speakers : Erwan Jonchères - Lawyer, Satoshi Legal Louis Roy - President, Catallaxy Gilbert Babin - Professor, HEC Montréal In this online discussion panel, three experts will discuss questions related to blockchain technologies and its resilience in times of crisis, such as the coronavirus pandemic. Is the blockchain the solution to […] Read more
Blockchain, Data Protection, and Health Data Management
05/27/2020 • 11:00 (EDT)
Online
Speaker : Alexander Bernier - Research Assistant at the Centre of Genomics and Policy Alexander Bernier will explore the use of blockchain to enable the sharing of health data between healthcare institutions. Blockchain's potential to safeguard individual privacy rights while ensuring the free flow of data will be discussed, drawing from the experiences of the […] Read more
Exploring Compliance Technologies for Privacy
05/29/2020 • 10:00 (EDT)
Online
Speaker : David Restrepo Amariles - Associate Professor of Data Law and Artificial Intelligence, HEC Paris In this live web conference, David Restrepo Amariles will present his work on using modern technologies, including the blockchain and machine learning, to support compliance with privacy regulations. To watch it again : Read more