Blockchain and the Supply Chain

March 22, 2018

Blockchain has traditionally been the technology underlying the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Blockchain was developed as a distributed technology that maintains an ongoing, ordered record, and is a distributed, open, and immutable ledger. Since the distribution is unique, each record is independently constructed and not centrally governed, meaning the data is an open record and duplicated to all parties within the blockchain. 

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