Blockchain is a new technology with strong implications for the future of how we exchange information and currency as a globally networked society. It is so new that there is relatively only few academic works done on it, but this is changing quickly. Blockchain technology has been known as a digital currency platform since the emergence of Bitcoin, the first and the largest of the crypto currencies. In this paper, we have compared and compiled various use cases with blockchain technology applications collected from different sources, such as scientific papers, industry expert blogs, Master Theses and research. This paper will help to understand the necessity for development of a detailed blockchain usability model.

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoins

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