Tag: Crypto Currency

The Rise of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

by on July 14, 2017 11:02 am
Blockchain technology seems to be the buzzword of this day and age. During his presentation, Dr. Jeff Welser (VP and Lab Director at IBM Research) briefly mentioned “Block chain as an emerging platform for transaction services that will fundamentally change the world of financial services” This got me really curious about the core features of… Read more The Rise of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Online Voting: Political Science Fiction

by on July 7, 2017 12:30 pm
  Enable people to vote online (e-voting) can potentially increase the voter base. Security challenges are preventing states from implementing e-voting. E-voting has to be verifiable for the individual (voter) and universally (ballot). Casting votes online for big scale political elections and votes is still far away.   “Online voting will come” says Chris Cruz,… Read more Online Voting: Political Science Fiction