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Blockchain technology is one of the most contemporary and disruptive technologies in the world. It has gained considerable attention in numerous applications such as financial services, cybersecurity applications, Internet of Things (IoT),…
Research has advanced to broaden its applications to cases of non-financial usage after the block-chain was presented by Bitcoin. Healthcare is one of the sectors in which block-chain has tremendous impacts. Exploration here is generally…
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