Let’s begin with some definitions. Blockchain technology is what allows cryptocurrency to exist. Bitcoin is the most well-known cryptocurrency. It was the one that created blockchain technology. A cryptocurrency can be used as a medium for exchange, like the US dollar. It is digital and uses encryption to control the creation and verify the transfer.
What is blockchain technology?
Blockchain is a distributed ledger that records all transactions in a peer-to-peer network. Participants can verify transactions using this technology without the need for a central clearing agency. Applications that could be used include voting, fund transfers, settlement trades, and other issues.

Blockchain has many potential uses that go beyond cryptocurrency and bitcoin.
It’s beneficial to view blockchain technology from a business perspective as a kind of next-generation software for improving business processes. Blockchain technology is a collaborative technology that promises to improve business processes between companies. This will dramatically lower the «cost-of-trust» and make it more attractive than traditional internal investments.
Financial institutions are looking at how blockchain technology could be used to improve everything, from clearing and settlement to insurance. These articles will help explain these changes and what you can do to address them.
Start with Money Is Not an Object. We provide data from surveys on consumers’ familiarity with bitcoin, their usage, and other aspects. We also examine how investors, technology providers, and financial institutions will be affected by the maturing market.
We recommend the following: To get a deeper look at cryptocurrencies, we recommend you read the following.

* Crypto Center – PwC’s open resource of knowledge about all things crypto.
* The Carving Up Crypto gives an overview of the way regulators view cryptocurrency in financial services both at home and abroad.
* Cryptocurrency? What is a digital asset? What is accounting? We discuss these terms and their impact on your financial statements in this podcast.
* Board members Ten questions about cryptocurrencies suggest questions to ask when having a discussion about the strategic potential for cryptocurrencies.
A brief overview of financial services. This article examines some of the different ways FS firms use blockchain and how the technology will develop in the future. While blockchain is not a panacea, there are many problems that this technology can solve.

We recommend:
* This guide to blockchain outlines the potential benefits and offers a path forward for financial institutions. Find out how other companies might disrupt your business using blockchain technology and how you can use it to move ahead.
* Building Blocks: How financial services create trust in blockchain discusses the potential issues that internal audits and other parties might have with a Blockchain solution and how they can be overcome.