Publications

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

A paper published under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto proposes a radical new framework for digital cash that does not require a financial institution intermediary. 
Ethereum: A Next-Generation Smart Contract and Decentralized Application Platform (Ethereum Whitepaper)

Ethereum: A Next-Generation Smart Contract and Decentralized Application Platform (Ethereum Whitepaper)

In 2013, programmer Vitalik Buterin published the concept of Ethereum—a platform designed to enable the creation of virtually any decentralized application on top of the blockchain. Ethereum utilizes a universal language of s...
The Genesis - Unpacking Blockchain's Foundational Architecture

The Genesis - Unpacking Blockchain's Foundational Architecture

When Satoshi Nakamoto, the enigmatic founder of Bitcoin, published a white  paper in 2008 detailing a “purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash,” few  realized it described an invention that would rival the internet in ...
From Centralized to Decentralized Models - Contrasting Traditional Frameworks with Blockchain

From Centralized to Decentralized Models - Contrasting Traditional Frameworks with Blockchain

Blockchain’s technological architecture carries noteworthy ramifications for  integrity, security, transparency, automation, participation and independence  within systems of asset ownership and exchange. At its heart, blockc...
Beyond Finance - Blockchain's Transformative Potential Across Sectors

Beyond Finance - Blockchain's Transformative Potential Across Sectors

By innovating decentralized technological infrastructure for highly secure and  reliable digital exchange, tracking and verification separate from fallible  centralized intermediaries, blockchain stands primed to overhaul ine...
Behind the Scenes - Consensus Protocols and Cryptography

Behind the Scenes - Consensus Protocols and Cryptography

Configuring for Customization - The Evolution of Public, Private and Hybrid

Configuring for Customization - The Evolution of Public, Private and Hybrid

Banking on Blockchain - Decentralized Finance and Peer-to-Peer Value Transfer

Banking on Blockchain - Decentralized Finance and Peer-to-Peer Value Transfer