Distributed Computer Networking Technology, seen in the adoption of
TCP/ IP has paid the groundwork for the development of the Internet.
Today, the world’s most valuable companies have Internet driven, platform-
based business models. The very foundations of our economy have
changed. Physical scale and unique intellectual property no longer confer
unbeatable advantages; increasingly, the economic leaders are enterprises
that act as keystones, proactively organizing, influencing and coordinating
widespread networks of communities, users, and organizations.
Blockchain, a peer-to-peer network that sits on top of the Internet was
introduced as part of a proposal for Bitcoin, a virtual currency system that
eschewed a central authority for issuing currency, transferring ownership,
and confirming transactions.
Bitcoin enables bilateral financial transactions at a lower cost. It has the
potential to become the system of record for all transactions. If that
happens, the economy will once again undergo a radical shift, as new,
blockchain – based sources of influence and control emerge.
K eeping ongoing records of transactions is a core function of any business.
Those records track past actions and performance and guide planning for
the future. They provide a view not only of how the organization works
internally but also of the organisation’s outside relationships.
Every organization keeps its own records, and they are private. Many
organizations have no master ledger of all their activities, instead records
are distributed across internal units and functions. The problem is
reconciling transactions across individual and private ledgers takes a lot of
time and is prone to error.
In a Blockchain system, the ledger is replicated in a large number of
identical databases, each hosted and maintained by an interested party.
When changes are entered in one copy, all the other copies are
simultaneously updated. So as transactions occur, records of the values and
assets exchanged are permanently entered in all ledgers. There is no need of
third party intermediaries to verify or transfer ownership.
Forward thinking organizations are exploring how blockchain can transform
the way they create and seek value. Whether to streamline multi-party
processes, create and trade new assets, or leverage artificial intelligence and
the Internet of Things, Blockchain enables entirely new business