Digital signature schemes – How they work?

By Lumai Mubanga. [email protected] All cryptocurrency users have two types of digital signatures. These are private and public keys. Recall that both messages and transactions are sent over the Bitcoin network pseudonymously and trustlessly. This is achieved partly through the use of digital signatures. Transactions contained in previous blocks of the blockchain are tamper-proof, meaning […]

Difference between digital money and virtual money and what they offer

By Wirba Brice Divine Ransinyuy. [email protected] We are living in a time where technology is having a huge impact on our day-to-day life as our entire life is being dominated by digital dealings. This is visible in many aspects of our life. It has brought changes which we cannot deny or refuse to accept as […]

Looking at the Blockchain technology in developing countries

By Wirba Brice Divine Ransinyuy. [email protected] Editor note: Title has been slightly updated Every time and then in the world these days around, a new technology comes along that changes everything in an unbelievable way. Too many experts and observers, the latest trend now is the blockchain technology and how it has revolutionized the digital […]

Is it possible for blockchain to disrupt global cross-border repayments?

By Kelvin Boateng. [email protected] Blockchain is certainly an emerging as well as futuristic method that can be merely described as a decentralized technique. Blockchain technology is a peer to peer without the participation of the 3rd party. However, what does it suggest? Is Blockchain completely secured? Blockchain is acquiring nearly all the fields and reshaping […]

Blockchain Applications: A Hoax Or What?

Unquestionably, Blockchain is a relatively new technology that was used and designed for the cryptocurrency world. Yet, due to its data-processing capability and record-keeping ability, it’s now adopted by various fields.

Is the world moving towards the decline in cash use in preference to digital currency?

By Wirba Brice Divine Ransinyuy. [email protected] As the world has often known, there is constantly an air of change and innovation that the world constantly witnesses. This is how the world has always existed. It is just preferable to accept it and make it a part of us. Some innovations come and stay, whereas others […]

How blockchain can be used to manage land titles

Many underdeveloped countries have a huge challenge in accounting for the massive land they own. With millions of hectares of land available largely owned by the state, they lack the mechanism to properly manage, allocate and account for.

Can blockchain manage supply chains?

One critical problem that the world faced sometime back was the use of diamonds to fund rebel groups against governments. Such diamonds were referred to as conflict diamonds, or “blood diamonds.” Africa was full of news related to this in the DRC, Central African Republic and Sierra Leon.

Digital currency application and example

DIGITAL CURRENCY APPLICATION -This form of currency is one available only in digital or electronic form, and not in physical form. -Can also be referred to as digital money, electronic money or cyber cash. -This system does not require any intermediary, therefore making it the cheapest to trade currencies. By adopting this system, Finmail benefit […]

Brave web browser and crypto rewards

To offer added browser selection and security, developers designed the Brave web browser. Designed to mend the “broken web”, brave has not only proved to promote privacy and security to web surfers but it has some incentive’s feature that promotes a win-win situation to both users and publishers. But there is more to that.