Blockchain Articles

How Blockchain Will Change Construction

In Harvard Business Review, Don and co-author Ricardo Viana Vargas discuss the value of blockchain in the construction industry, specifically as a way to run decentralized, transparent project management. Read the full article here:...

It’s Time For Online Voting

In this piece on the New York Times, Alex Tapscott, my son, co-author, and co-founder of the Blockchain Research Institute, talks about why we need electoral reform now, and how blockchain technology can help. Messing with polling stations is one of the most common...

Understand Blockchain in Under 7 Minutes

Don Tapscott, in conversation with LLoyds Bank, explains simply how blockchain will transform every industry, in every part of the world. In this short video he provides advice on the specific steps you can take now and explains why this technology needs the attention...

The Evolution of Blockchain and The Digital Economy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=VLtV5M9MvN8 Don Tapscott has been an advocate of Blockchain and The Digital Economy for many years. This year at the World Economic Forum, is the first year he was not in the minority. Blockchain was talked about more...

Why blockchain is dominating discussions in Davos

One technology topic here towers over all others: blockchain. It is bigger than artificial intelligence, social media, robotics or anything else. Every year, more and more companies descend on this small Swiss ski village to show their leadership and pitch their...

Blockchain Research Institute begins operations in Brazil

The Blockchain Research Institute, created by Don Tapscott - curator of the World Economic Forum - begins operations in Brazil. It is the first promoted outside of Canada. But what is "blockchain"? Still little used, it is a technological change that allows...

Cryptocurrency ban could destroy economies for decades: Tapscott

Best-selling author and blockchain advocate Don Tapscott on Wednesday called for South Korea’s “sensible regulation” on cryptocurrency tokens and initial coin offerings, warning the government could otherwise “destroy economies for decades,” during a press conference...

Don Tapscott urges ‘sensible’ cryptocurrency regulations

Blockchain expert Don Tapscott called on the Korean government to take a “smart and sensible” stance while regulating cryptocurrencies, adding heavy-handed moves like an outright ban on initial coin offerings could hinder the development of blockchain technology and...