{"id":15826,"date":"2018-06-19T15:48:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T15:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hnews.hult.edu\/?p=15826"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:48:57","slug":"tedxhultlondon-blockchain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/tedxhultlondon-blockchain\/","title":{"rendered":"TEDxHultLondon: A paradigm shift from centralized to decentralized systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Blockchain is everywhere<\/strong>. It&#8217;s the technology trend that everyone is talking about. But what do you think of when you hear the word? Most people automatically associate it with cryptocurrency like <strong>Bitcoin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In her recent <strong>TEDx Talk<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/masters\/international-business\/\"><strong>Masters in International Business<\/strong><\/a> alum and Project Manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/appliedblockchain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applied Blockchain<\/a>, <strong>Mariana Bontempo<\/strong>, explains what blockchain is and illustrates its<strong> far-reaching applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>From ensuring food quality to maintaining the provenance of fine art, Mariana demonstrates how business transactions across a range of industries could benefit from the core characteristics of blockchain\u2014<strong>authenticity<\/strong>, <strong>traceability<\/strong>, and <strong>transparency.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YED9dkS3PJI?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A single source of truth\u2014in essence, that&#8217;s what blockchain is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Mariana Bontempo, Project Manager at Applied Blockchain<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mariana&#8217;s talk was part of a wider student-organized <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/recap-tedxhultlondon-2018\/\">TEDxHultLondon<\/a><\/strong> event, all around the theme of <strong>a shift in mindset.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>To discover how the Hult curriculum\u00a0stays on the leading edge of today&#8217;s disruptive\u00a0tech trends,\u00a0<\/b><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/brochure\/\">download a brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Make the most of what your career has to offer with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/en\/programs\/masters\/international-business\/\">Masters in International Business from Hult<\/a>. 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