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New form of blockchain protocol coined most efficient in the world

A new form of blockchain protocol has been coined the most efficient in the world, with potential applications extending to digital health, online banking and government use. Researchers from CSIRO’s Data61 and Monash Blockchain Technology Centre co-created the new protocol, which is both secure against quantum computers and protects the privacy of its users and...

Looking into the blockchain crystal ball

It has been heralded as having the potential to revolutionise the internet and change the nature of trust, but now the excitement around blockchain may give way to a more prosaic outlook. More than ten years after the genesis of blockchain, the Australian Computer Society, or ACS, wanted to take a hard look at this...

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Would you take a trust leap in “distributed trust”?

Distributed trust technologies enable strangers and firms to work together reliably, despite limited trust in each other in increasingly complex and globalised supply and value chains. The concept of trust is evolving, fuelled by two profound changes happening in society. The first is a shift in the value of data, driven by advanced data analytics...

The looming impact of distributed ledgers

Looking past the hype, Data61's John McLaughlin explores the variety of real-world, practical applications of distributed ledgers, and how they're due to have several significant impacts on Australian industries