Blockchain has a controversial reputation, linked as it is to cryptocurrency but Professor Peter McBurney of Kings College London thinks it's an important an invention as the web itself.

This video was initially titled "Blockchain Benefits" to reflect Prof McBurney's talk

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This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

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