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Published inMar 2023
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Imran Bashir
Imran Bashir
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Imran Bashir

Imran Bashir has an M.Sc. in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London, and has a background in software development, solution architecture, infrastructure management, and IT service management. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the British Computer Society (BCS). Imran has extensive experience in both the public and financial sectors, having worked on large-scale IT projects in the public sector before moving to the financial services industry. Since then, he has worked in various technical roles for different financial companies in Europe's financial capital, London.
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Digital currencies were the first-ever application of blockchain technology, which arguably didn’t realize the technology’s full potential. Although Bitcoin, the first major blockchain conceptualization, was introduced in 2008, it was not until years later that blockchain technology’s possible applications beyond cryptocurrencies were realized. In 2010, the discussion started regarding BitDNS, a decentralized naming system for domains on the internet.

Then, Namecoin (https://en.bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/Namecoin) was started in April 2011 with a different vision to Bitcoin, the sole purpose of which was to provision electronic cash. This can be considered the first example of blockchain usage other than purely as a cryptocurrency.

Next, in 2013, the first Initial Coin Offering (ICO), MasterCoin, emerged, which paved the way for more ICOs. After that, Ethereum’s ICO was hugely successful. With the availability of Ethereum in 2015, a general...

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Imran Bashir

Imran Bashir has an M.Sc. in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London, and has a background in software development, solution architecture, infrastructure management, and IT service management. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the British Computer Society (BCS). Imran has extensive experience in both the public and financial sectors, having worked on large-scale IT projects in the public sector before moving to the financial services industry. Since then, he has worked in various technical roles for different financial companies in Europe's financial capital, London.
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