The future of gun ownership could look very different if manufacturers are incentivized to produce firearms with built-in smart technology. Advancements already exist which enable gun owners to link their fingerprints or other biometric data to their weapons, effectively eliminating the possibility of anyone else discharging it. This...
Most people immediately associate blockchain technology with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Justifiably so, as that is how the blockchain was first introduced. However, since its inception, blockchain has made its way into a number of industries. At the recent North American Bitcoin Conference, I was pleased to discover that blockchain...
Bitcoin is the word of the moment and given the rise in blockchain technology, which allows bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to exist, there’s no surprise there. But there’s one area that blockchain looks to massively impact – gaming. But what would blockchain technology bring to gaming and would people be interested in...
Blockchain technology is particularly suited for purchasing gaming credits, as it is a secure way to transfer currency as a database. There are no banks or credit unions involved, so you are effectively cutting out the middleman. Due to the nature of the method of data storage – a distributed ledger stored on thousands of computers –...