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Of modems and pixie dust – blockchain demystified Cover

Of modems and pixie dust – blockchain demystified

By: Martin Hamilton  
Open Access
|Jan 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.447 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 25, 2018
Accepted on: Nov 19, 2018
Published on: Jan 9, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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