7th September 2022 Digital Bytes

Welcome to this week’s Digital Bytes. This week we have analysis on the following topics:

Ethereum’s: the Merge - Ethereum’s (ETH) long waited upgrade, ‘the Merge’, has heralded an exceptional occurrence in the crypto space because its success could kickstart a number of chain reactions. But a lot has happened since the Ethereum network began merging with Beacons Chain, raising many questions for both members and non-members in the crypto space, such as: Is the reduction in energy consumption the only benefit, and what does this spell for the Ethereum network?

How blockchains are helping governments and the public sector - since 2008, blockchain technology has evolved and found various areas of applications where ‘trust’ is a challenge. The public sector has become a principal area of application in which governments and public sectors have announced several use cases all around the world. Digital currency/payments, creation of smart cities, supply chain traceability, public sector proc…