Distributed ledger technology: beyond block chain - A Must Be Reading for Economist & Accountant

Distributed ledger technology: beyond block chain - A Must Be Reading for Economist & Accountant

Distributed ledger technology: beyond block chain

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/distributed-ledger-technology-beyond-block-chain

Research and analysis Distributed ledger technology: Blackett review

https://goo.gl/asIz6L

The Economist :Blockchain The next big thing : Or is it?

http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21650295-or-it-next-big-thing

The Economist - Why Bitcoin may herald a new era in finance

http://www.economistinsights.com/technology-innovation/analysis/money-no-middleman/tab/1

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

Blockchain 2.0 - The Renaissance of Money

http://www.wired.com/insights/2015/01/block-chain-2-0/

Block chain (database)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_chain_(database)

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Here's Why the Blockchain Would Have Saved Lehman Brothers

http://goo.gl/5sKqe8

Bank Innovation - Distributed Ledges

http://bankinnovation.net/tag/distributed-ledger/

Digital Asset 

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 a software company that builds distributed, encrypted straight through processing tools

https://digitalasset.com/faqs.html

Distributed Asset Ledgers

http://www.clearmatics.com/solution/distributed-ledgers/

InterChainZ: Distributed Ledger Technology Applied To Financial Services

http://www.longfinance.net/lf-research.html?id=948

Distributed ledgers are already being used in the diamond markets and in the disbursing of international aid payments.

Sir Mark Walport said:

Distributed ledger technology has the potential to transform the delivery of public and private services. It has the potential to redefine the relationship between government and the citizen in terms of data sharing, transparency and trust and make a leading contribution to the government’s digital transformation plan.

Any new technology creates challenges, but with the right mix of leadership, collaboration and sound governance, distributed ledgers could yield significant benefits for the UK.

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Blockchain’ in 2008, which underpinned digital cash systems such as Bitcoin