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Blockchain Use Cases and Their Feasibility

Applied Computer Systems
Volume 23 (2018): Issue 1 (May 2018)
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|May 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2018-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8691 | Journal ISSN: 2255-8683
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Language: English
Page range: 12 - 20
Published on: May 30, 2018
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Bitcoin,
blockchain,
distributed ledger,
feasibility,
immutability,
use case
Related subjects:
Computer sciences,
Artificial intelligence,
Information technology,
Project management,
Software development

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