Description

This book explores the transformative potential of blockchain technology and shows how blockchain can promote equitable access to resources and bridge societal gaps. It examines blockchain’s role in enhancing transparency, security, and decentralisation across various sectors and in society. The book addresses both the advancements and challenges of blockchain, providing practical use cases to understand the opportunities, limitations, and innovative applications of blockchain, envisioning a future where this technology drives significant societal change. • Showcases practical use cases in healthcare, finance, governance, supply chain management, and humanitarian aid • Covers decentralized finance (DeFi), financial inclusion, asset tokenization, and impact investing • Investigates blockchain’s role in environmental conservation, charitable donations, and ethical considerations • Examines scalability, interoperability, security, and regulatory concerns and discusses self-sovereign identity and personal information control through blockchain • Offers insights for policymakers on creating a conducive environment for blockchain while safeguarding public interests This is a reference for scholars and practitioners interested about the impact of blockchain.