Environment
Four key technologies that will make energy more democratic
These four technologies stand out in enabling the transition to a decarbonized, democratized energy system.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
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System Initiative
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
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System Initiative
Blockchain
Finance
Two billion people lack access to a bank account. Here are 3 ways blockchain can help them
There are major barriers to people joining the financially connected world. Can blockchain help knock them down?
Trade and FDI
Why blockchain should be global trade’s next port of call
Blockchain-based distributed ledger technology could smooth out port operations across the world, from tracking shipping containers to allowing cargo vessels to restock their own supplies.
Global Financial System
5 infographics that explain one year of blockchain news
Here’s a quick overview of a year’s worth of news about blockchains, databases that essentially make records more verifiable and permanent.
Environment
This isn’t sci-fi: A space-based sharing economy powered by nano-satellites could save humanity
Creating a sharing economy in space could help us identify and counter some of the biggest threats to our planet.
Global
This is the technology that could help us make globalization work for everyone
The authors, members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Blockchain, look at the potential of blockchain to make globalization work for everyone.
Digital
Blockchain: A new hope, or just hype?
Exploring the potential benefits and downfalls of blockchain technology,
China
Here's why bitcoin boomed in 2016
Ana Swanson reviews bitcoin in 2016 and examines rising demand in China.
Global Financial System
Mining Bitcoin in the mountains of China
Eric Mu, who runs a bitcoin mine in the mountains of Sichuan, explains his interest in the currency.
Blockchain
Will blockchain change the world?
This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation. Digital cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin may have failed to unseat their more traditional rivals, but the technology that un...
Digital
How blockchain technology could change the world
This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation. Digital cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin may have failed to unseat their more traditional rivals, but the technology that un...
Blockchain
What can blockchain be used for, other than Bitcoin?
This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation. Most people who have heard the term think that the “blockchain” is only something to do with cryptocurrencies such as bit...