The UK's Chief Scientific Adviser and Scientist Recommends Bitcoin's Blockchain
In a new major report submitted by the Chief Scientific Adviser of the UK today, the government’s Chief Scientist Sir Mark Walport explained the innovation has the potential to help governance to politicians and leaders of authority. The report, titled ‘Distributed Ledger Technology: Beyond Block chain’ sees Sir Mark Walport explain how distributed ledger technology or the blockchain can help governments collect taxes, issue passports, deliver benefits and “ensure the integrity of government records and services. The introduction is clear in pinning the origins of the blockchain, which it....
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The U.K.’s chief scientific adviser has urged the government to adopt the blockchain technology that powers Bitcoin to run various public services, BBC News reports. The recommendation comes in the form of a new report produced by the U.K. Government Office for Science, edited by Sir Mark Walport, chief scientific adviser, which looks at the future of distributed ledger (or blockchain) technology and advocates the use of blockchains for a variety of services. The report, titled “Distributed ledger technology: beyond block chain,” explores how distributed ledger technology can revolutionize....
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