Abstract:
Knowing blockchain technology, its foundations, structure and operating principles, which is currently enabling various forms of applications, is the objective of this article, which assumes that the role of all technology is to be useful, and have an impact in a positive way. positive impact on each individual and society as a whole. From a bibliographical research, the vision of several authors on the performance, challenges and possibilities of blockchain is presented, verifying how a technology initially created to allow functionality and give credibility to a digital currency, Bitcoin, expanded its horizons, and , has been used in multiple layers, such as creating business models, making existing businesses more efficient, acting in the economy at a local and global level, new forms of investment, building a more sustainable world, as well as building more efficient education and inclusive. Blockchain, based on its foundation of building a layer of trust, without the need for intermediaries, in an interconnected world, has been fulfilling its promise and opening new horizons, and, like any emerging technology, there are challenges to be overcome, including costs. , scalability, weaknesses and opportunities in the face of quantum computing and discussions about regulations, which, however, do not impede its evolution and maturation in the journey of changing society.
Keywords: Blockchain. Trust. Society. Technology.