Computing

[Blockchain-based technologies](https://techbeacon.com/tags/blockchain){.markup--anchor .markup--p-anchor data-href="https://techbeacon.com/tags/blockchain" rel="noopener" target="_blank"} have moved away from just supporting cryptocurrencies. One hot area for IT Ops is smart contracts, which let you store, verify, and execute code on a blockchain. And multiple projects now under way promise to replace traditional elements of the compute stack, from processing to storage to communications, with this approach. ### Blockchain is already...

On a cold Friday December night, with a Christmas market buzzing outside, a small group of Blockchain enthusiasts gathered for a 'day' (actually an afternoon) of discussions with luminaries from the community organized by [Binary District](https://binarydistrict.com/about/){.markup--anchor .markup--p-anchor data-href="https://binarydistrict.com/about/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"}, a new global education center. As is traditional for events in Berlin, the time of year had thrown well-made plans into disruption, and the organize...