Is Blockchain the Next Step in the Evolution Chain of [Market] Intermediaries?

Gomez, Marcela; Bustamante, Pedro; Weiss, Martin B. H.; Murtazashvili, Ilia; Madison, Michael J.; Law, Wilson; Mylovanov, Tymofiy; Bodon, Herminio; Krishnamurthy, Prashabnt

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3427506

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“…Blockchain is a digital, public ledger that records online transactions. It involves the digital distribution of ledger and consensus algorithms and eliminates all the threats of intermediaries [12,13]. One of the commonly-known applications of blockchain is the crypto-currency Bitcoin [14], which has been successfully used as an alternative financial sector in emerging economies including countries in SSA [15].…”

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Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Technology for Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Self-Testing

Mashamba-Thompson

Crayton²

2020

Diagnostics

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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 is rapidly spreading with a rising death toll and transmission rate reported in high income countries rather than in low income countries. The overburdened healthcare systems and poor disease surveillance systems in resource-limited settings may struggle to cope with this COVID-19 outbreak and this calls for a tailored strategic response for these settings. Here, we recommend a low cost blockchain and artificial intelligence-coupled self-testing and tracking systems for COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases. Prompt deployment and appropriate implementation of the proposed system have the potential to curb the transmissions of COVID-19 and the related mortalities, particularly in settings with poor access to laboratory infrastructure.

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