Blockchain and the Middleman | TED Institute @tedinstitute
Blockchain and the Middleman | TED Institute  @tedinstitute
Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Transactions have always involved middlemen. They establish trust—but also bring extra cost, complexity, and potential for error. Blockchain provides a secure, fast, transparent, and error-free digital record of the history of transactions, and so has the potential to replace many intermediaries. Will it?

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