So what is a blockchain? It's a security program that appears to be hack proof. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin were the first to bring to popularize it's use. It was a reliable way to safeguard information. Once recorded in a blockchain, it can never be altered or deleted. Blockchains ensure accuracy.
So now it is being used to safeguard documents and transactions such as financial transactions, real estate sales, legal documents, tracking drug manufacture, food distribution. Maybe it will be used to eliminate voter fraud in the future.
Brazil was the first country to begin using blockchain technology to issue online birth certificates. Don't worry about converting past certificates to blockchain technology, It can only be used starting in the present and continued into the future.
I'm sure we'll hear more about this.
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