TechRepublic's Karen Roby talks with a cryptocurrency knowledgeable about blockchain, bitcoin, and IoT-connected units. Blockchains are safe by design and are an instance of a distributed computing system with high Byzantine fault tolerance Decentralized consensus has therefore been achieved with a blockchain. 29 Blockchains resolve the double-spending downside without the need of a trusted authority or central server , assuming no 51% assault (that has worked against several cryptocurrencies).Read Full Post »