Blockchain technology can help global businesses generate an extra $1 trillion in trade finance, according to World Economic Forum research.
"It's not useful for anything," Krugman and his cohort claim. The problem of this blinkered mindset is that it fails to recognize the cost of trust.
The World Economic Forum is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain.
Cryptocurrencies took the stage Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a panel discussion on bitcoin.
World leaders have struck a cautionary tone on cryptocurrencies in statements made during the World Economic Forum event in Davos.
As the World Economic Forum seeks a leadership role in blockchain, a senior executive argues its members still have much to learn.
The World Economic Forum has published a paper arguing that blockchain stakeholders should organize in a way that would dwarf the largest consortia.
The World Economic Forum has created a new working group focused on blockchain co-chaired by the former president of Estonia.
Distributed ledger tech will form the “foundation” of financial services infrastructure, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum.
CoinDesk profiles the World Economic Foundation and its ongoing blockchain technology research.
