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Communications of the ACM, Volume 59, Issue 11

Pages 15 - 17

https://doi.org/10.1145/2994581

Published: 28 October 2016 Publication History

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Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize applications and redefine the digital economy.

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Blockchain beyond bitcoin
1. Applied computing
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    1. Digital cash
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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Communications of the ACM Volume 59, Issue 11

November 2016

118 pages

ISSN:0001-0782

EISSN:1557-7317

DOI:10.1145/3013530

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Moshe Y. Vardi
Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY

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