Blockchain has come a long way since it was first proposed as the technology powering Bitcoin’s distributed ledger. Since then, it has come to be understood as a technology that exists in its own right, as the base layer of second-generation blockchain networks that are the foundation for all kinds of decentralized applications, or Apps. The problem is that, even now, blockchain still isn’t close to reaching its full potential. While there’s plenty of enthusiasm for it and an ever-increasing ...

Blockchain has come a long way since it was first proposed as the technology powering Bitcoin’s distributed ledger. Since then, it has come to be understood as a technology that exists in its own right, as the base layer of second-generation blockchain networks that are the foundation for all kinds of decentralized applications, or Apps. The problem is that, even now, blockchain still isn’t close to reaching its full potential. While there’s plenty of enthusiasm for it and an ever-increasing ...