In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#102): we think of blockchain as the immutable and distributed ledger that vouches for crypto currency transactions. But is its real potential as a foundation for a secure Internet of Things? We speak with Vaughan Emery, the CEO of the start-up Atonomi, which markets itself as a secure ledger for Things.  The appreciation in the value of crypto currencies such as BitCoin and Ethereum, the attention of entrepreneurs, investors and Wall Street firms has focused on Blockchain, the underlying distributed ledger technology that is used to record and verify crypto currency transactions. The future of currencies like BitCoin is anybody’s guess, but many technologists think that the future of distributed ledgers like Blockchain is bright, with many applications. Those include applications for the Internet of Things, where the scale, diversity and criticality of IoT endpoints and transactions make secure identities and immutable […]

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