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What Are The 4 Different Types Of Blockchain Technology?

Search CIO, March 3rd, 2023

Public, private, hybrid or consortium, each blockchain network has distinct pluses and minuses that largely drive its ideal uses -- and will determine which one is best for you.

Following on the heels of Bitcoin's rise as first-generation blockchain technology, enterprises are beginning to move their blockchain projects into production. Gartner's 2019 CIO Survey found that 60% of CIOs expect to deploy blockchain by 2022, but only 5% saw it as a game changer. But that's changing as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mature, investors demand supply chain accountability and middleware is developed.

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