The Blockchain is Perfect for Government Services (Here’s a Blueprint)

William Mougayar is the author of "The Business Blockchain" and a board advisor to the Ethereum Foundation, the non-profit that oversees the development of one of two blockchains seeking to popularize the distributed computing platform.In this opinion piece, Mougayar offers his thoughts on why global governments should be – and increasingly are – embracing blockchain.

As government services are one of the most obvious and immediate application areas for the blockchain, it's no surprise progressive governments are already working on initiatives.In the first half of 2016, cities, municipalities and governments have been vocal in their plans for the technology.Indeed, a quick overview of the projects in development shows how far the idea that blockchain could change government services has spread around the globe: Read More...

William Mougayar / Sep 03, 2016 05:52 pm