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Author: Michael Hiles

Michael Hiles is founder & CEO of 10XTS. He regularly writes and speaks about digital transformation, information governance, risk and compliance, government systems, blockchain, and regulatory policy. His D&D character alignment is chaotic good and he keeps a pretty lit collection of Spotify playlists.

Why Hasn’t Blockchain Changed the World Yet?

Technology adoption curves lag far behind the initial innovation. It takes time for humanity to catch up with what they've created.

Quantum computing threats to blockchain security, are they real?

Encryption protects all kinds of electronic communications, as well as things like passwords, digital signatures, and health records.

The Dark Side of Central Bank Digital Currencies

In the late 1700’s, an English philosopher named Jeremy Bentham enumerated some controversial ideas about social reform. Among his many musings, he believed power should be visible and unverifiable.

Connecting the Real-World to the Blockchain

Current blockchain platforms do not create a native, immutable, mathematically provable link between the blockchain and real-world documents about entities, assets, & transactions.

What is “Asset Tokenization?”

Asset tokenization is the process of converting ownership rights in a particular asset into a digital token on a blockchain.

What is a Smart Contract?

What is a smart contract? This article attempts to describe it at a high level.