healthcare.digital January 19, 2018
As recently as a year ago, the groundbreaking effects that blockchain technology would have on nearly every industry were yet to be understood, let alone considered. The leading futurist of 2016, Alec Ross, wrote in his best-selling book, The Industries of the Future, that the next ten to twenty years would be marked by three key innovations: Coding (computer and genetic), AI (and neural networks), and the blockchain. Now, with 2017 coming to a close it seems clear to many – the blockchain is chief among these things – and it is set to disrupt everything.
Several industries have already been completely disrupted by blockchain technologies. The obvious example is finance – traditional financial behemoths are realizing fast the power...