# Distributed Systems News

Blockchain Has Potential, but Still “Too Young” to Support Global Supply Chain

September 20, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Interviews, News, Tech

Despite the immense potential, blockchain technology is still not mature enough in order to fully support the global supply chain, CEO and co-founder of Tradeshift, a digital invoicing startup told CNBC on September 19. Blockchain End-To-End Digitized Supply Still Not Attainable According to Christian Lanng, co-founder and CEO of Tradeshift,...

Ripple’s CTO Invented a Distributed Computer System in the 80s Before Satoshi’s Bitcoin

August 18, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Blockchain, Development, News, Tech

David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer, had conjured a similar concept to Nakamoto’s Bitcoin blockchain 30 years ago, known as a "multilevel distributed computer system," reported The Next Web on August 17, 2018. On August 25, 1998, Schwartz filed a patent for the distributed computer system which was designed to use the...