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Blockchain starts to show real promise amid the hype

FN sister publication Barron's takes an in-depth look at how blockchain tech is already transforming both finance and the real economy

Blockchain starts to show real promise amid the hype
Photo: Tim Boelaars

The blockchain revolution is here. The technology long associated with Bitcoin is now being used to make businesses as varied as trade finance, videogaming, travel insurance, and diamond mining more efficient and more secure.

The blockchain revolution is also far, far down the road. If it ever comes.

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