Crypto hype or the future? The BBC and blockchain

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Inside R&D: Innovation Explained

BBC R&D

7 episodes

5 days ago

This podcast focuses on the future of technology in media, made by the BBC’s own Research & Development team and explains the innovation behind it.

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This podcast focuses on the future of technology in media, made by the BBC’s own Research & Development team and explains the innovation behind it.

Technology

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Crypto hype or the future? The BBC and blockchain

Inside R&D: Innovation Explained

29 minutes 11 seconds

4 months ago

Crypto hype or the future? The BBC and blockchain

In this final episode of Inside R&D’s inaugural series, Joseph Turner is joined by Nigel Earnshaw, an R&D Engineer, to demystify decentralised, distributed ledger technology (DLT). We explore why this tech has captured global attention, the risks that are emerging around it, and how it might have the potential to solve real world problems and even benefit the media industry. From creator remuneration to misinformation, we ask: can blockchain be a force for public good? And what role could the BBC play in shaping its ethical future?

Follow the links below to learn more about the things mentioned in this episode:

https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp-pdf-files/WHP408.pdf

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/publications/distributed-ledger-technologies-dlts-and-the-bbc

https://ethereum.org/en/

https://soneium.org/en/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56371912

Thanks to:

Hell Raymond-Hayling – Video Assistant

Ben Hughes – Production Assistant

Alan Archer-Boyd – Production Assistant

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