Purpose Metaverse is a virtual application spawned by digital technology that is becoming
increasingly relevant to our lives. However, for the opportunities created and challenges …

This manuscript provides an in‐depth exploration of metaverses, charting their historical
development, technological foundations, and potential multifarious applications. It critically …

Nowadays, breakthrough technologies, such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR),
and Blockchain, have definitively attracted the attention of a huge number of investors …

Blockchain naturally fits multiple industry sectors due its characteristics of decentralization,
enhanced security, tamper-proof, improved traceability and transparency. However, there is …

The fundamental shift that blockchain technology represents is a method for moving away
from having a central trusted authority in a massively distributed network. Instead, it allows …

Traditionally, the metaverse has been defined as a virtual reality space in which users can
interact with a computer-generated environment and other users. Nowadays, it is much more …

Although blockchain-based digital services promise trust, accountability, and transparency,
multiple paradoxes between blockchains and GDPR have been highlighted in the recent …

Blockchain (BC), the technology behind the Bitcoin crypto-currency system, is considered to
be both alluring and critical for ensuring enhanced security and (in some implementations …

Blockchain beyond bitcoin Page 1 NOVEMBER 2016 | VOL. 59 | NO. 11 | COMMUNICATIONS
OF THE ACM 15 news IMA GE B Y IMA GENTLE Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin Blockchain …

Blockchains have received much attention recently since they provide decentralized
approaches to the creation and management of value. Many banks, Internet companies, car …