-
Notifications
You must be signed in to change notification settings - Fork 28
/
Copy pathBlockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service.html
1633 lines (1290 loc) · 249 KB
/
Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service.html
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652
653
654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664
665
666
667
668
669
670
671
672
673
674
675
676
677
678
679
680
681
682
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
690
691
692
693
694
695
696
697
698
699
700
701
702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
722
723
724
725
726
727
728
729
730
731
732
733
734
735
736
737
738
739
740
741
742
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
762
763
764
765
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
802
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814
815
816
817
818
819
820
821
822
823
824
825
826
827
828
829
830
831
832
833
834
835
836
837
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
856
857
858
859
860
861
862
863
864
865
866
867
868
869
870
871
872
873
874
875
876
877
878
879
880
881
882
883
884
885
886
887
888
889
890
891
892
893
894
895
896
897
898
899
900
901
902
903
904
905
906
907
908
909
910
911
912
913
914
915
916
917
918
919
920
921
922
923
924
925
926
927
928
929
930
931
932
933
934
935
936
937
938
939
940
941
942
943
944
945
946
947
948
949
950
951
952
953
954
955
956
957
958
959
960
961
962
963
964
965
966
967
968
969
970
971
972
973
974
975
976
977
978
979
980
981
982
983
984
985
986
987
988
989
990
991
992
993
994
995
996
997
998
999
1000
<!DOCTYPE HTML><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en" xmlns:og="http://opengraphprotocol.org/schema/" xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml"><head prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns# scribd-com: http://ogp.me/ns/apps/scribd-com#">
<script>
(function(d) {
var e = d.createElement('script');
e.src = d.location.protocol + '//tag.bounceexchange.com/1766/i.js';
e.async = true;
d.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(e);
}(document));
</script>
<!-- Thank you for choosing Sonic --><title>Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service | Blockchain (Database) | Bitcoin</title><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="csrf-param" content="authenticity_token" />
<meta name="csrf-token" content="G10Cs1HZQ1KHrqpOzLMkx9Pa0Aow8/3L5o2NVRF73O8C9JHp35HCCC3G3OBK8At/q+7OvOlRg5iy8iUVZRE9pw==" />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="Scribd"><meta property="og:title" content="Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service | Blockchain (Database) | Bitcoin"><meta property="fb:app_id" content="136494494209"><meta name="logged_in_status" content="logged_in"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,minimum-scale=1.0"><link rel="image_src" href="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/313629809/original/bcdb644890/1520839720?v=1"><meta property="og:type" content="scribd-com:document"><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.scribd.com/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service"><meta property="og:title" content="Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service"><meta property="og:description" content="Source: USPS OIG
https://www.uspsoig.gov/document/blockchain-technology-possibilities-us-postal-service"><meta property="og:image" content="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/313629809/original/bcdb644890/1520839720?v=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta name="twitter:url" content="https://www.scribd.com/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service"><meta name="twitter:title" content="Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service"><meta name="twitter:description" content="Source: USPS OIG
https://www.uspsoig.gov/document/blockchain-technology-possibilities-us-postal-service"><meta name="twitter:image" content="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/313629809/original/bcdb644890/1520839720?v=1"><meta name="twitter:site" content="@Scribd"><meta name="twitter:site:id" content="14167997"><script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","additionalType":"Product","name":"Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service","aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.5,"ratingCount":5}}</script><link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service"><link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service"><link rel="alternate" hreflang="es" href="https://es.scribd.com/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service"><link rel="icon" href="https://www.scribd.com/favicon.ico?v=4" type="image/x-icon"><!--[if lt IE 8]>
<link href="https://s1-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/css/doc_chrome.css?1520465085" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="https://s2-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/css/pdfs.css?1520465010" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="https://s1-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/css/recommenders.css?1520465010" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if gte IE 8]>
<link href="https://s1-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/css_img/doc_chrome.css?1520465085" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="https://s2-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/css_img/pdfs.css?1520465010" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="https://s1-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/css_img/recommenders.css?1520465010" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<![endif]-->
<!--[if !IE]> -->
<link href="https://s1-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/css_img/doc_chrome.css?1520465085" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="https://s2-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/css_img/pdfs.css?1520465010" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="https://s1-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/css_img/recommenders.css?1520465010" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<!-- <![endif]--><script type="text/javascript">
window.Scribd = window.Scribd || {};
window.Scribd.translations = window.Scribd.translations || [];
Scribd.rails_env = "production";
Scribd.current_ca = "current_ca:8CvwoqU2Uyj0HstkpJQBBA==-LaTPIdTHGk9u0qnR0YX3uMFVmAk=";
Scribd.is_mobile = false;
Scribd.is_bot = false;
Scribd.page_name = "doc";</script><script src="https://s2-f.scribdassets.com/aggregated/javascript/document_manager_en_US.js?1520465085" type="text/javascript"></script><!--[if IE 6]><script type="text/javascript">Scribd.ie=6</script><![endif]--><!--[if IE 7]><script type="text/javascript">Scribd.ie=7</script><![endif]--><!--[if IE 8]><script type="text/javascript">Scribd.ie=8</script><![endif]--><!--[if IE 9]><script type="text/javascript">Scribd.ie=9</script><![endif]--><!--[if IE 10]><script type="text/javascript">Scribd.ie=10</script><![endif]--><!--[if IE 11]><script type="text/javascript">Scribd.ie=11</script><![endif]--><!-- testing geoip ssi for ads --><script>if(!window.Scribd){window.Scribd={};}window.Scribd._geo_ssi_value="US";</script>
<!-- end testing geoip ssi for ads --><script type="text/javascript">
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', "UA-443684-2"]);
_gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 1, 'logged_in', 'true', 1]);
_gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 2, 'fb_setup_context', 'none', 1]);
_gaq.push(['_setCustomVar', 3, 'domain', document.location.host, 3]);
(function(){
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
})();
</script>
<script>
(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
ga('create', "UA-443684-23",{
'cookieDomain': 'scribd.com',
'sampleRate': 1
});
ga('create', "UA-443684-25", 'auto', {'name': 'pmp_users'});
ga('set', 'dimension1', true);
ga('set', 'dimension2', false);
ga('send', 'pageview');
ga(function(tracker) {
var cookie_jar = new CookieJar({ path: '/', expires: (60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 2)});
cookie_jar.put('ga_clientid', tracker.get('clientId'));
});
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-KXQQWDG');
</script><link rel="canonical" href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service"><script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.logged_in = true;
Scribd.current_user = {"is_facebook_user":false,"is_google_user":false,"id":388282855,"active_archive_purchase":true,"pmp_subscriber":false,"login":"sameer3ibrahimbacha","has_purchased":false,"content_pool_ids":[14],"display_language_bar":false,"has_email":true,"language_id":1,"country":"US","country_id":128};
Scribd.browser_uuid = "87fd8ef0-d5b6-0135-1246-0cc47aa42110";
Scribd.user_data = {
current_user_country: "US",
current_user_country_id: 128,
}
Scribd.user_data.is_subscriber = true;
Scribd.user_data.is_pmp = false;
</script><script type="text/javascript">Scribd.eligible_for_seo_roadblock = false;Scribd.current_doc = {"id":313629809,"title":"Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service","private":false,"page_count":26,"url":"https://www.scribd.com/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service","download_url":"https://www.scribd.com/document_downloads/313629809","secret_password":null,"description":"Source: USPS OIG \nhttps://www.uspsoig.gov/document/blockchain-technology-possibilities-us-postal-service","created_at":"05 / 24 / 2016","short_title":"Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US P...","converting":false,"paid":false,"reads":null,"thumbnail_url":"https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/313629809/54x70/918457dda7/1520839720?v=1","word_count":10771,"reading_speed_wpm":0,"bookmark":false,"author_id":230834254,"author_name":"CoinDesk","author_url":"/user/230834254/CoinDesk","document_type":"document","price":"","reading_progress":{"update_url":"https://www.scribd.com/reading_progress"},"access_key":"key-62gxYbAtPUKUJ4nrie5T","is_searchable":true,"is_owner":false,"is_private":false,"is_commentable":true,"is_downloadable":true,"is_deletable":true,"is_paid":false,"is_archived":true,"is_comic":false,"is_audiobook":false,"is_sheet_music":false,"show_archive_paywall":false,"view_restricted":false,"downloadable_for_premium_users":true,"preferred_ext":null,"can_purchase":false,"signup_context":"archive","is_pmp":false,"language_id":1,"is_credit_restricted":false,"is_view_restricted_archive":false};</script><style media="print">
.document_column, .document_column * {
display: none !important;
}
</style> <script type="text/javascript">
var I18n = I18n || {};
I18n.defaultLocale = "en_US";
I18n.locale = "en_US";
</script>
<link rel="alternate" href="android-app://com.scribd.app.reader0/http/www.scribd.com/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service?t=Blockchain+Technology+-+Possibilities+for+the+US+Postal+Service"></head><body class="autogen_class_views_layouts_doc autogen_class_views_layouts_web autogen_class_widgets_page autogen_class_widgets_base no_scrolling responsive" data-revision="1106b7a47ab0c40bf2e45f9ab5ccdaac307ebb5c">
<script>
(function(w,d,t,r,u){var f,n,i;w[u]=w[u]||[],f=function(){var o={ti:"5637970"};o.q=w[u],w[u]=new UET(o),w[u].push("pageLoad")},n=d.createElement(t),n.src=r,n.async=1,n.onload=n.onreadystatechange=function(){var s=this.readyState;s&&s!=="loaded"&&s!=="complete"||(f(),n.onload=n.onreadystatechange=null)},i=d.getElementsByTagName(t)[0],i.parentNode.insertBefore(n,i)})(window,document,"script","//bat.bing.com/bat.js","uetq");
</script>
<noscript>
<img src="//bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=5637970&Ver=2" alt="" height="0" width="0" style="display:none; visibility: hidden;" />
</noscript>
<div class="autogen_class_views_chrome_header autogen_class_widgets_base global_header" id="global_header" data-track_category="header"><header class="header_upper " aria-hidden="false"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/" data-track="logo" class="header_logo"><div class="scribd_blue_long_logo_wrapper"><img class="scribd_blue_long_logo" src="https://s2-f.scribdassets.com/images/landing/home2_landing/scribd_logo_horiz_small.svg?1520465085" alt="Scribd" role="img"></div></a><div class="browse_all_container"><a href="#browse-all-btn" id="browse-all-btn" class="browse_all_btn icon_btn" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Explore"><span class="icon icon-ic_globalnav_browse" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="icon_btn_text">Explore</span><span class="browse_menu arrow icon-ic_down_arrow" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></div><div class="autogen_class_views_chrome_browse_all_menu autogen_class_widgets_base browse_all_menu" id="autogen_id_886156207"><div class="menu_wrapper"><nav class="menu" aria-label="Browse by Interests or Content Type"><a href="#browse-close-btn" id="browse-close-btn" class="browse_close_btn close_btn icon-ic_close" aria-label="Close Browse Menu"></a><div class="browse_by_interest_container"><h2 class="browse_by_title by_interest">EXPLORE BY INTERESTS</h2><div class="autogen_class_views_shared_interests_list autogen_class_widgets_base" id="autogen_id_886159088"><section class="all_interests"><div class="interest_block"><h3 class="top_level_interest parent_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Career-Money" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Career & Money">Career & Money</a></h3><ul class="second_level_interests"><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Career-Money/Business-Biography-History" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Business Biography & History">Business Biography & History</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Career-Money/Entrepreneurship" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Entrepreneurship">Entrepreneurship</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Career-Money/Leadership-Mentoring" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Leadership & Mentoring">Leadership & Mentoring</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Career-Money/Money-Management" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Money Management">Money Management</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Career-Money/Time-Management" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Time Management">Time Management</a></li></ul></div><div class="interest_block"><h3 class="top_level_interest parent_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Personal-Growth" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Personal Growth">Personal Growth</a></h3><ul class="second_level_interests"><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Personal-Growth/Happiness" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Happiness">Happiness</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Personal-Growth/Psychology" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Psychology">Psychology</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Personal-Growth/Relationships-Parenting" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Relationships & Parenting">Relationships & Parenting</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Personal-Growth/Religion-Spirituality" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Religion & Spirituality">Religion & Spirituality</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Personal-Growth/Self-Improvement" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Self-Improvement">Self-Improvement</a></li></ul></div><div class="interest_block"><h3 class="top_level_interest parent_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Politics-Current-Affairs" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Politics & Current Affairs">Politics & Current Affairs</a></h3><ul class="second_level_interests"><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Politics-Current-Affairs/Politics" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Politics">Politics</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Politics-Current-Affairs/Society" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Society">Society</a></li></ul></div><div class="interest_block"><h3 class="top_level_interest parent_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Science-Tech" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Science & Tech">Science & Tech</a></h3><ul class="second_level_interests"><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Science-Tech/Science" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Science">Science</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Science-Tech/Tech" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Tech">Tech</a></li></ul></div><div class="interest_block"><h3 class="top_level_interest parent_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Health-Fitness" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Health & Fitness">Health & Fitness</a></h3><ul class="second_level_interests"><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Health-Fitness/Fitness" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Fitness">Fitness</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Health-Fitness/Nutrition" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Nutrition">Nutrition</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Health-Fitness/Sports-Recreation" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Sports & Recreation">Sports & Recreation</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Health-Fitness/Wellness" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Wellness">Wellness</a></li></ul></div><div class="interest_block"><h3 class="top_level_interest parent_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Lifestyle" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></h3><ul class="second_level_interests"><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Lifestyle/Arts-Languages" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Arts & Languages">Arts & Languages</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Lifestyle/Fashion-Beauty" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Fashion & Beauty">Fashion & Beauty</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Lifestyle/Food-Wine" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Food & Wine">Food & Wine</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Lifestyle/Home-Garden" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Home & Garden">Home & Garden</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Lifestyle/Travel" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Travel">Travel</a></li></ul></div><div class="interest_block"><h3 class="top_level_interest parent_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Entertainment" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Entertainment">Entertainment</a></h3><ul class="second_level_interests"><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Entertainment/Celebrity-Biography-Memoir" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Celebrity Biography & Memoir">Celebrity Biography & Memoir</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Entertainment/Pop-Culture" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Pop Culture">Pop Culture</a></li></ul></div><div class="interest_block"><h3 class="top_level_interest parent_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Biographies-History" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Biographies & History">Biographies & History</a></h3><ul class="second_level_interests"><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Biographies-History/Biography-Memoir" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Biography & Memoir">Biography & Memoir</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Biographies-History/History" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="History">History</a></li></ul></div><div class="interest_block"><h3 class="top_level_interest parent_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Fiction" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Fiction">Fiction</a></h3><ul class="second_level_interests"><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Fiction/Children-s-YA" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Children’s & YA">Children’s & YA</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Fiction/Classics" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Classic Literature">Classic Literature</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Fiction/Contemporary-Fiction" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Contemporary Fiction">Contemporary Fiction</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Fiction/Historical-Fiction" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Historical Fiction">Historical Fiction</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Fiction/LGBTQ-Fiction" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="LGBTQ Fiction">LGBTQ Fiction</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Fiction/Mystery-Thriller-Crime" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Mystery, Thriller & Crime">Mystery, Thriller & Crime</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Fiction/Romance" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Romance">Romance</a></li><li class="child_interest"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/explore/Fiction/Science-Fiction-Fantasy" class="interest_btn interest_link" data-interest_name="Science Fiction & Fantasy">Science Fiction & Fantasy</a></li></ul></div></section></div></div><div class="browse_by_content_type_container"><h2 class="browse_by_title by_content_type">BROWSE BY CONTENT TYPE</h2><section class="all_content_types"><ul class="content_type_list"><li><a href="https://www.scribd.com/books" class="browse_btn content_type_btn books archive_onboarding_browse_target" data-track="browse:books" data-content_type="books" data-loc="browse_menu"><div class="icon_and_text_wrapper"><span class="icon books icon-ic_small_book_fill" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="content_type_name books">Books</span></div></a></li><li><a href="https://www.scribd.com/audiobooks" class="browse_btn content_type_btn audiobooks " data-track="browse:audiobooks" data-content_type="audiobooks" data-loc="browse_menu"><div class="icon_and_text_wrapper"><span class="icon audiobooks icon-ic_small_audiobook_fill" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="content_type_name audiobooks">Audiobooks</span></div></a></li><li><a href="https://www.scribd.com/magazines" class="browse_btn content_type_btn articles " data-track="browse:articles" data-content_type="articles" data-loc="browse_menu"><div class="icon_and_text_wrapper"><span class="icon articles icon-ic_magazine_fill" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="content_type_name articles">News & Magazines</span></div></a></li><li><a href="https://www.scribd.com/sheetmusic" class="browse_btn content_type_btn sheet_music " data-track="browse:sheet_music" data-content_type="sheet_music" data-loc="browse_menu"><div class="icon_and_text_wrapper"><span class="icon sheet_music icon-ic_small_songbook_fill" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="content_type_name sheet_music">Sheet Music</span></div></a></li></ul></section></div></nav></div></div><button class="search_back_btn text_btn flat_btn"><span class="flat_btn_content"><span class="icon-ic_right_caret_1px"></span><span class="visually_hidden">Back</span></span></button><span class="react_mount_node" id="autogen_id_862065501"><div class="autogen_class_views_search_input_show autogen_class_widgets_jsx autogen_class_widgets_react autogen_class_widgets_base search_input_container"><form class="search_form"><input class="search_input" placeholder="Search" type="text"><button class="search_button no_spinner flat_btn"><span class="scribd_spinner permanent_rotation" data-size="30"></span><span class="flat_btn_content"><span class="icon-ic_search search_icon" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"></span><span class="visually_hidden">Search</span></span></button></form></div></span><div class="right_tools"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/search" class="responsive_search_btn icon_btn " aria-label="Search" aria-expanded="false" style="display:none"><span class="icon icon-ic_search" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"></span></a><a href="https://www.scribd.com/upload-document" class="icon_btn upload_btn" data-track="upload" aria-label="upload a document"><span class="icon icon-ic_globalnav_upload" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="icon_btn_text">Upload</span></a><a href="https://www.scribd.com/saved" class="icon_btn library_btn archive_onboarding_library_target new_items" data-track="saved" aria-label="go to your library"><span class="icon icon-ic_globalnav_saved" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="new_items_indicator"></span><span class="icon_btn_text">Saved</span></a><a class="autogen_class_views_chrome_user_util autogen_class_widgets_base user_util user_util_btn" id="autogen_id_862064075" href="#user-util-view-profile" aria-label="User Settings" aria-expanded="false"><div class="user_menu_btn " aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="react_mount_node" id="autogen_id_862079668"><div class="autogen_class_views_shared_react_persona_icon autogen_class_widgets_jsx autogen_class_widgets_react autogen_class_widgets_base persona_icon small"><img src="https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/word_user/388282855/40x40/0ca01eef3b/1520839720?v=1" alt=""></div></span></div><div class="overflow_icon icon-ic_overflowmenu" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"></div><div class="user_util arrow icon-ic_down_arrow" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"></div></a><div class="autogen_class_views_chrome_user_menu autogen_class_widgets_base user_menu logged_in" id="autogen_id_862078727"><a class="user_util_close_btn" href="#close_user_settings_menu"><span class="icon-ic_close" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="visually_hidden">close user settings menu</span></a><div class="top"><div class="greeting user_name_row">Hi, sameer ibrahimbacha!</div></div><ul class="list"><li class="section_separator border_top" aria-hidden="true"></li><li><a class="row view_profile_row" data-track="user_util_view_profile_row" href="https://www.scribd.com/user/388282855/sameer-ibrahimbacha">Public Profile</a></li><li><a class="row account_btn" data-track="user_util_account" href="/account-settings">Account Settings</a></li><li class="section_separator" aria-hidden="true"></li><li class="section_separator border_top" aria-hidden="true"></li><li><a class="row upload_action_btn" data-track="user_util_upload_action" href="https://www.scribd.com/upload-document">Upload A Document</a></li><li><a class="row uploads_btn" data-track="user_util_my_uploads" href="/uploads">Document Uploads</a></li><li class="section_separator" aria-hidden="true"></li><li class="section_separator border_top" aria-hidden="true"></li><li><a class="row member_exclusives" data-track="user_util_bundles" href="/account-settings/bundles">Member Exclusives<span class="new"> New</span></a></li><li><a class="row invite_friends_btn" data-track="user_util_referrals" href="https://www.scribd.com/referrals?source=user_nav">Read for Free</a></li><li class="section_separator" aria-hidden="true"></li><li class="section_separator border_top" aria-hidden="true"></li><li><a class="row help_btn" data-track="user_util_help" href="http://support.scribd.com/login">Help</a></li><li><a class="row sign_out_btn" data-track="user_util_log_out" href="/logout" return_to="/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service">Sign Out</a></li><li class="section_separator" aria-hidden="true"></li></ul></div></div></header></div><div class="header_spacer"></div><div id="flash_container" class="flash_container"></div><noscript><iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-KXQQWDG" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript><div class="global_wrapper"><div class="autogen_class_views_pdfs_show autogen_class_widgets_base" id="autogen_id_862054398" data-track_category="pdfs" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/CreativeWork"><div style="height: 0; overflow: hidden">
<script>
(function(w,d,t,r,u){var f,n,i;w[u]=w[u]||[],f=function(){var o={ti:"5637970"};o.q=w[u],w[u]=new UET(o),w[u].push("pageLoad")},n=d.createElement(t),n.src=r,n.async=1,n.onload=n.onreadystatechange=function(){var s=this.readyState;s&&s!=="loaded"&&s!=="complete"||(f(),n.onload=n.onreadystatechange=null)},i=d.getElementsByTagName(t)[0],i.parentNode.insertBefore(n,i)})(window,document,"script","//bat.bing.com/bat.js","uetq");
</script>
<noscript>
<img src="//bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=5637970&Ver=2" alt="" height="0" width="0" style="display:none; visibility: hidden;" />
</noscript>
</div><div class="document_columns_wrapper"><aside class="sidebar_column" aria-label="Document Information"><div class="autogen_class_views_pdfs_sidebar autogen_class_widgets_base" id="autogen_id_862053682" data-track_category="sidebar"><div class="padded_sidebar"><h1>Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service</h1><div class="publish_info">Uploaded by <a href="https://www.scribd.com/user/230834254/CoinDesk">CoinDesk</a> on <span itemprop="dateCreated" class="publish_date">May 24, 2016</span></div><h2 class="visually_hidden" id="interests_label">Related Interests</h2><ul class="interest_pills" aria-labelledby="interests_label"><li><a class="interest interest_link interest_pill" href="https://www.scribd.com/interest/Blockchain-Database/explore" data-category_id="55046">Blockchain (Database)</a></li><li><a class="interest interest_link interest_pill" href="https://www.scribd.com/interest/Bitcoin/explore" data-category_id="41038">Bitcoin</a></li><li><a class="interest interest_link interest_pill" href="https://www.scribd.com/interest/Financial-Transaction/explore" data-category_id="10242">Financial Transaction</a></li><li><a class="interest interest_link interest_pill" href="https://www.scribd.com/interest/United-States-Postal-Service/explore" data-category_id="28646">United States Postal Service</a></li><li><a class="interest interest_link interest_pill" href="https://www.scribd.com/interest/Cryptocurrency/explore" data-category_id="54943">Cryptocurrency</a></li></ul><section class="ratings_row" aria-labelledby="rating_label"><h2 class="visually_hidden" id="rating_label">Rating and Stats</h2><span class="react_mount_node" id="autogen_id_862052350" itemprop="aggregateRating" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/AggregateRating"><div class="autogen_class_views_shared_react_upvotes autogen_class_widgets_react autogen_class_widgets_base"><span class="prerender"><span itemprop="ratingValue">2.0</span> (<span itemprop="ratingCount">5</span>)</span></div></span></section><!--total_views:5843--><section aria-labelledby="document_action_label"><h2 id="document_action_label" class="visually_hidden">Document Actions</h2><div class="document_actions"><button class="action_button download_btn flat_btn"><span class="scribd_spinner permanent_rotation" data-size="30"></span><span class="flat_btn_content">Download</span></button><span class="react_mount_node" id="autogen_id_862051730"><div class="library_button autogen_class_widgets_react autogen_class_widgets_base"><div class="flat_btn outline_btn"></div></div></span></div><div class="share_row"><h3 class="visually_hidden">Share or Embed Document</h3><div class="autogen_class_views_shared_sharing_buttons autogen_class_widgets_base sharing_buttons single_line" id="autogen_id_862050163" data-sharing_opts="{"title":"Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service","url":"https://www.scribd.com/doc/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service","description":"Source: USPS OIG\r\nhttps://w...","thumbnail_url":"https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/313629809/original/bcdb644890/1520839720?v=1"}"><h2 class="visually_hidden" id="social_share_buttons">Sharing Options</h2><ul class="share_buttons" aria-labelledby="social_share_buttons"><li class="facebook share_button"><a href="#" class="share_facebook_btn"><span class="visually_hidden">Share on Facebook, opens a new window</span><span class="icon icon-ic_facebook" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li><li class="twitter share_button"><a href="#" data-url="/book/313629809/Blockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service" class="share_twitter_btn" data-text="I’m reading Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service on @Scribd #ReadMore"><span class="visually_hidden">Share on Twitter, opens a new window</span><span class="icon icon-ic_twitter" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li><li class="linkedin share_button"><a href="#" class="share_linkedin_btn"><span class="visually_hidden">Share on LinkedIn</span><span class="icon icon-ic_linkedin" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li><li class="email share_button"><a target="_blank" href="mailto:?subject=Read%20Blockchain%20Technology%20-%20Possibilities%20for%20the%20US%20Postal%20Service%20on%20Scribd&body=Hi%20there%2C%20I%E2%80%99m%20reading%20Blockchain%20Technology%20-%20Possibilities%20for%20the%20US%20Postal%20Service%20on%20Scribd%20and%20thought%20you%20might%20like%20it.%20Blockchain%20Technology%20-%20Possibilities%20for%20the%20US%20Postal%20Service%20by%20CoinDesk%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2Fbook%2F313629809%2FBlockchain-Technology-Possibilities-for-the-US-Postal-Service%20Scribd%20gives%20you%20monthly%20access%20to%20books%2C%20audiobooks%2C%20and%20more%20-%20for%20less%20than%20the%20cost%20of%20a%20paperback.%20Join%20today%20and%20read%20free%20for%2030%20days.%20Find%20out%20more%20at%3A%20http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scribd.com%2F" rel="nofollow" data-track="share_email_btn"><span class="visually_hidden">Share by email, opens mail client</span><span class="icon icon-ic_email" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></li></ul></div><div class="embed_cell"><a href="#" class="embed_btn" data-lightbox_url="https://www.scribd.com/read/embed_dialog?id=313629809"><span class="icon icon-ic_embed"></span>Embed</a></div></div></section><div class="description"><div class="description_content"><strong>Description: </strong>Source: USPS OIG
https://www.uspsoig.gov/document/blockchain-technology-possibilities-us-postal-service</div><div class="see_more_row"><a href="#" class="see_more_btn text_btn_alt">View More</a></div></div><div class="full_description visually_hidden"><div class="description_text">Source: USPS OIG
https://www.uspsoig.gov/document/blockchain-technology-possibilities-us-postal-service</div><div class="data_row"><strong>Copyright: </strong>© All Rights Reserved</div><div class="data_row"><strong>Download</strong> as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd</div><div class="flag_document data_row"><a class="flag_document_btn" href="javascript:void(0)" data-lightbox_url="https://www.scribd.com/read/flag_dialog?id=313629809">Flag for inappropriate content</a></div></div><a class="download_app_promo_lightbox">Read anywhere with the Scribd app</a><section class="grouped_recommenders sidebar_recommender" aria-labelledby="grouped_recommenders_label"><h2 class="visually_hidden" id="grouped_recommenders_label">Recommended Documents</h2><div class="recommender_group" data-track_opts="{"compilation_id":"MsivQHXDVafAfhcauCY8zZYWsbc=","module_id":"46fJAyFFQGivdzh/FdIgczb3Bjw=","widget_name":"right sidebar"}"><h3 class="recommender_title">Documents Similar To Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service</h3><div class="autogen_class_views_recommenders_modules_sidebar_document_cells autogen_class_views_recommenders_modules_base autogen_class_widgets_base recommenders_module_unnamed module_row recommenders_row has_document_cells" id="autogen_id_862048805"><ul class="autogen_class_views_shared_carousels_document_cells autogen_class_widgets_base document_cells" id="autogen_id_862063206"><li class="document_cell object_cell no_hovercard is_item" data-object_type="document" data-object_id="310534422" data-track="select_all_recommendations" data-track_uuid="JJ1C1DWrkq5FykylFzblKF2dXcg=" data-reading_progress="0"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/310534422/Smart-Contract-Templates-1" class="doc_link "><div class="thumb object_cell_hover "><img data-src="https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/310534422/fit_to_size/108x144/1f411105fe/1514031154?v=1" data-srcset="https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/310534422/fit_to_size/108x144/1f411105fe/1514031154?v=1 1x, https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/310534422/fit_to_size/216x288/2d792cfc4b/1514031154?v=1 2x" class="lazy_loading" alt="Smart Contract Templates (1)" aria-label="document"><div class="action_layer"><div class="main_action"><div class="read_icon icon-ic_tableofcontents"></div><div class="play_icon icon-ic_audiobook_play_large"></div></div><div class="overlay"></div></div></div><div class="under_title_wrapper"><div class="title_author"><div class="under_title">Smart Contract Templates (1)</div><div class="item_author">CoinDesk</div></div></div><div class="related_data"><div><span class="related_title">Smart Contract Templates (1)</span></div><div class="related_publisher"><span class="decorative">by</span> CoinDesk</div></div></a></li><li class="document_cell object_cell no_hovercard is_item" data-object_type="document" data-object_id="314618156" data-track="select_all_recommendations" data-track_uuid="a6lVS84ypAfqB7i6aao09UAzdZY=" data-reading_progress="0"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/314618156/Holding-Clearing-and-Settling-Securities-Through-Blockchain-Technology" class="doc_link "><div class="thumb object_cell_hover "><img data-src="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/314618156/fit_to_size/108x144/b16035531c/1465176791?v=1" data-srcset="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/314618156/fit_to_size/108x144/b16035531c/1465176791?v=1 1x, https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/314618156/fit_to_size/216x288/db81679bf3/1465176791?v=1 2x" class="lazy_loading" alt="Holding, Clearing and Settling Securities Through Blockchain Technology" aria-label="document"><div class="action_layer"><div class="main_action"><div class="read_icon icon-ic_tableofcontents"></div><div class="play_icon icon-ic_audiobook_play_large"></div></div><div class="overlay"></div></div></div><div class="under_title_wrapper"><div class="title_author"><div class="under_title">Holding, Clearing and Settling Securities Through Blockchain Technology</div><div class="item_author">CoinDesk</div></div></div><div class="related_data"><div><span class="related_title">Holding, Clearing and Settling Securities Through Blockchain Technology</span></div><div class="related_publisher"><span class="decorative">by</span> CoinDesk</div></div></a></li><li class="document_cell object_cell no_hovercard is_item" data-object_type="document" data-object_id="314477721" data-track="select_all_recommendations" data-track_uuid="mZJK2auojyNNkm4QCZd+AQz5buE=" data-reading_progress="0"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/314477721/Ethereum-Platform-Review-Opportunities-and-Challenges-for-Private-and-Consortium-Blockchains" class="doc_link "><div class="thumb object_cell_hover "><img data-src="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/314477721/fit_to_size/108x144/74e9f694de/1520032408?v=1" data-srcset="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/314477721/fit_to_size/108x144/74e9f694de/1520032408?v=1 1x, https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/314477721/fit_to_size/216x288/15ea5bd0b9/1520032408?v=1 2x" class="lazy_loading" alt="Ethereum Platform Review" aria-label="document"><div class="action_layer"><div class="main_action"><div class="read_icon icon-ic_tableofcontents"></div><div class="play_icon icon-ic_audiobook_play_large"></div></div><div class="overlay"></div></div></div><div class="under_title_wrapper"><div class="title_author"><div class="under_title">Ethereum Platform Review: Opportunities and Challenges for Private and Consortium Blockchains</div><div class="item_author">CoinDesk</div></div></div><div class="related_data"><div><span class="related_title">Ethereum Platform Review: Opportunities and Challenges for Private and Consortium Blockchains</span></div><div class="related_publisher"><span class="decorative">by</span> CoinDesk</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="recommender_group" data-track_opts="{"compilation_id":"MsivQHXDVafAfhcauCY8zZYWsbc=","module_id":"5dN29cKHC7wyOo3RwOKotMbNFms=","widget_name":"right sidebar"}"><h3 class="recommender_title">Books Similar To Blockchain Technology - Possibilities for the US Postal Service</h3><div class="autogen_class_views_recommenders_modules_sidebar_document_cells autogen_class_views_recommenders_modules_base autogen_class_widgets_base recommenders_module_unnamed module_row recommenders_row has_document_cells" id="autogen_id_862062092"><ul class="autogen_class_views_shared_carousels_document_cells autogen_class_widgets_base document_cells" id="autogen_id_862061212"><li class="document_cell object_cell no_hovercard is_item is_book" data-object_type="document" data-object_id="349176835" data-track="select_pmp_recommendations" data-track_uuid="NT8LFSsMJN3GQV8ushPyEW+P6pc=" data-reading_progress="0"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/book/349176835/Bitcoin-and-Cryptocurrency-Made-Simple-For-The-Non-Technical-Beginner-The-Non-Jargon-English-Translated-Edition" class="doc_link book_link"><div class="thumb object_cell_hover is_book"><img data-src="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/book/349176835/fit_to_size/108x144/eedde928a2/1520839171?v=1" data-srcset="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/book/349176835/fit_to_size/108x144/eedde928a2/1520839171?v=1 1x, https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/book/349176835/fit_to_size/216x288/4f13d3904a/1520839171?v=1 2x" class="lazy_loading" alt="Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Made Simple For The Non-Technical Beginner (The Non-Jargon English Translated Edition)" aria-label="book"><div class="action_layer"><div class="main_action"><div class="read_icon icon-ic_tableofcontents"></div><div class="play_icon icon-ic_audiobook_play_large"></div></div><div class="overlay"></div></div></div><div class="under_title_wrapper"><div class="title_author"><div class="under_title">Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Made Simple For The Non-Technical Beginner (The Non-Jargon English Translated Edition)</div><div class="item_author">Reginald Martin</div></div></div><div class="related_data"><div><span class="related_title">Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Made Simple For The Non-Technical Beginner (The Non-Jargon English Translated Edition)</span></div><div class="related_publisher"><span class="decorative">by</span> Reginald Martin</div></div></a></li><li class="document_cell object_cell no_hovercard is_item is_book" data-object_type="document" data-object_id="297002174" data-track="select_pmp_recommendations" data-track_uuid="ccGDvXehZA8Q2NvdhEBCdu6DV64=" data-reading_progress="0"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/book/297002174/A-Dissection-of-Bitcoin" class="doc_link book_link"><div class="thumb object_cell_hover is_book"><img data-src="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/book/297002174/fit_to_size/108x144/20546c92d2/1520403873?v=1" data-srcset="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/book/297002174/fit_to_size/108x144/20546c92d2/1520403873?v=1 1x, https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/book/297002174/fit_to_size/216x288/e09ea7c9ad/1520403873?v=1 2x" class="lazy_loading" alt="A Dissection of Bitcoin" aria-label="book"><div class="action_layer"><div class="main_action"><div class="read_icon icon-ic_tableofcontents"></div><div class="play_icon icon-ic_audiobook_play_large"></div></div><div class="overlay"></div></div></div><div class="under_title_wrapper"><div class="title_author"><div class="under_title">A Dissection of Bitcoin</div><div class="item_author">Paul Huang</div></div></div><div class="related_data"><div><span class="related_title">A Dissection of Bitcoin</span></div><div class="related_publisher"><span class="decorative">by</span> Paul Huang</div></div></a></li><li class="document_cell object_cell no_hovercard is_item is_book" data-object_type="document" data-object_id="366078769" data-track="select_pmp_recommendations" data-track_uuid="fscUBhRi263zwB+td1N6lfVTX7k=" data-reading_progress="0"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/book/366078769/Cryptocurrency-Investment-Crash-Course" class="doc_link book_link"><div class="thumb object_cell_hover is_book"><img data-src="https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/book/366078769/fit_to_size/108x144/6227e98f19/1520239630?v=1" data-srcset="https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/book/366078769/fit_to_size/108x144/6227e98f19/1520239630?v=1 1x, https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/book/366078769/fit_to_size/216x288/696d9b767c/1520239630?v=1 2x" class="lazy_loading" alt="Cryptocurrency Investment Crash Course" aria-label="book"><div class="action_layer"><div class="main_action"><div class="read_icon icon-ic_tableofcontents"></div><div class="play_icon icon-ic_audiobook_play_large"></div></div><div class="overlay"></div></div></div><div class="under_title_wrapper"><div class="title_author"><div class="under_title">Cryptocurrency Investment Crash Course</div><div class="item_author">IntroBooks</div></div></div><div class="related_data"><div><span class="related_title">Cryptocurrency Investment Crash Course</span></div><div class="related_publisher"><span class="decorative">by</span> IntroBooks</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="recommender_group" data-track_opts="{"compilation_id":"MsivQHXDVafAfhcauCY8zZYWsbc=","module_id":"XgYKm+8OIJahAO5ttdMTQDHzQy0=","widget_name":"right sidebar"}"><h3 class="recommender_title"><a class="title_link" href="https://www.scribd.com/interest/Blockchain-Database/docs/popular">Documents About Blockchain (Database)</a></h3><div class="autogen_class_views_recommenders_modules_sidebar_document_cells autogen_class_views_recommenders_modules_base autogen_class_widgets_base recommenders_module_unnamed module_row recommenders_row has_document_cells" id="autogen_id_862060889"><ul class="autogen_class_views_shared_carousels_document_cells autogen_class_widgets_base document_cells" id="autogen_id_862059780"><li class="document_cell object_cell no_hovercard is_item" data-object_type="document" data-object_id="333557530" data-track="trending" data-track_uuid="uuK59GlPdMLSqXDkZjIB9Sx2J8I=" data-reading_progress="0"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/333557530/Federal-Reserve-on-Fintech" class="doc_link "><div class="thumb object_cell_hover "><img data-src="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/333557530/fit_to_size/108x144/cd010938fd/1481724977?v=1" data-srcset="https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/333557530/fit_to_size/108x144/cd010938fd/1481724977?v=1 1x, https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/333557530/fit_to_size/216x288/ed4cee260c/1481724977?v=1 2x" class="lazy_loading" alt="Federal Reserve on Fintech" aria-label="document"><div class="action_layer"><div class="main_action"><div class="read_icon icon-ic_tableofcontents"></div><div class="play_icon icon-ic_audiobook_play_large"></div></div><div class="overlay"></div></div></div><div class="under_title_wrapper"><div class="title_author"><div class="under_title">Federal Reserve on Fintech</div><div class="item_author">CrowdfundInsider</div></div></div><div class="related_data"><div><span class="related_title">Federal Reserve on Fintech</span></div><div class="related_publisher"><span class="decorative">by</span> CrowdfundInsider</div></div></a></li><li class="document_cell object_cell no_hovercard is_item" data-object_type="document" data-object_id="333724882" data-track="trending" data-track_uuid="x2B2Fo9NrzXYBI0lASneC2pbkNE=" data-reading_progress="0"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/333724882/The-Advent-of-Crypto-Banking-November-2016" class="doc_link "><div class="thumb object_cell_hover "><img data-src="https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/333724882/fit_to_size/108x144/54e4bccacb/1519195857?v=1" data-srcset="https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/333724882/fit_to_size/108x144/54e4bccacb/1519195857?v=1 1x, https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/333724882/fit_to_size/216x288/64fd3a5a60/1519195857?v=1 2x" class="lazy_loading" alt="The Advent of Crypto Banking - November 2016" aria-label="document"><div class="action_layer"><div class="main_action"><div class="read_icon icon-ic_tableofcontents"></div><div class="play_icon icon-ic_audiobook_play_large"></div></div><div class="overlay"></div></div></div><div class="under_title_wrapper"><div class="title_author"><div class="under_title">The Advent of Crypto Banking - November 2016</div><div class="item_author">CoinDesk</div></div></div><div class="related_data"><div><span class="related_title">The Advent of Crypto Banking - November 2016</span></div><div class="related_publisher"><span class="decorative">by</span> CoinDesk</div></div></a></li><li class="document_cell object_cell no_hovercard is_item" data-object_type="document" data-object_id="333895168" data-track="trending" data-track_uuid="j0EtubnluT/dUkivLWBmGTMCE7g=" data-reading_progress="0"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/333895168/Some-Simple-Economics-of-the-Blockchain" class="doc_link "><div class="thumb object_cell_hover "><img data-src="https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/333895168/fit_to_size/108x144/8189b0c4ae/1481477149?v=1" data-srcset="https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/333895168/fit_to_size/108x144/8189b0c4ae/1481477149?v=1 1x, https://imgv2-1-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/333895168/fit_to_size/216x288/31cd5745fd/1481477149?v=1 2x" class="lazy_loading" alt="Some Simple Economics of the Blockchain" aria-label="document"><div class="action_layer"><div class="main_action"><div class="read_icon icon-ic_tableofcontents"></div><div class="play_icon icon-ic_audiobook_play_large"></div></div><div class="overlay"></div></div></div><div class="under_title_wrapper"><div class="title_author"><div class="under_title">Some Simple Economics of the Blockchain</div><div class="item_author">CrowdfundInsider</div></div></div><div class="related_data"><div><span class="related_title">Some Simple Economics of the Blockchain</span></div><div class="related_publisher"><span class="decorative">by</span> CrowdfundInsider</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div></section></div></div></aside><div class="document_column"><aside class="toolbar_drop" aria-label="Document Toolbar"><div class="autogen_class_views_pdfs_toolbar"></div></aside><main class="document_scroller carousel_scroll_parent"><div class="document_container"><script type="text/javascript">
DocumentManager.scrollParent = $(".document_scroller")[0];
Scribd.Ads = { addBetweenPageUnit: $.noop };
</script><style></style>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var defaultViewWidth = defaultViewWidth || 847.0;
var docManager = new DocumentManager("scroll", "web_pro" == "mobile"); // Our global manager for this view page
window.docManager = docManager;
docManager.setEmbeddedDoc('False');
docManager.fontAggregatorHosts = ["https://html1-f.scribdassets.com", "https://html2-f.scribdassets.com"];
docManager.assetPrefix = "3lsd10f5hc59xnpx";
docManager.addFont(133, "b", "ff133", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(132, "", "ff132", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(131, "", "ff131", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(130, "b", "ff130", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(137, "", "ff137", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(136, "", "ff136", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(135, "b", "ff135", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(134, "", "ff134", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(139, "", "ff139", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(138, "b", "ff138", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(24, "", "ff24", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(25, "b", "ff25", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(26, "b", "ff26", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(27, "b", "ff27", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(20, "", "ff20", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(21, "", "ff21", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(22, "", "ff22", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(23, "", "ff23", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(28, "", "ff28", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(29, "b", "ff29", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(0, "b", "ff0", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(4, "b", "ff4", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(8, "", "ff8", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(119, "", "ff119", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(120, "", "ff120", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(121, "", "ff121", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(122, "", "ff122", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(123, "", "ff123", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(124, "b", "ff124", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(125, "", "ff125", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(126, "b", "ff126", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(127, "b", "ff127", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(128, "", "ff128", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(129, "", "ff129", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(118, "b", "ff118", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(59, "", "ff59", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(58, "", "ff58", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(55, "b", "ff55", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(54, "", "ff54", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(57, "", "ff57", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(56, "b", "ff56", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(51, "", "ff51", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(50, "b", "ff50", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(53, "b", "ff53", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(52, "", "ff52", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(115, "", "ff115", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(114, "", "ff114", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(88, "b", "ff88", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(89, "b", "ff89", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(111, "", "ff111", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(110, "", "ff110", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(113, "", "ff113", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(112, "b", "ff112", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(82, "", "ff82", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(83, "", "ff83", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(80, "", "ff80", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(81, "", "ff81", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(86, "", "ff86", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(87, "", "ff87", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(84, "b", "ff84", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(85, "b", "ff85", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(3, "", "ff3", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(7, "b", "ff7", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(108, "b", "ff108", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(109, "", "ff109", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(102, "", "ff102", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(103, "b", "ff103", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(100, "b", "ff100", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(101, "", "ff101", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(106, "", "ff106", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(107, "", "ff107", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(104, "b", "ff104", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(105, "", "ff105", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(39, "", "ff39", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(38, "", "ff38", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(33, "", "ff33", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(32, "b", "ff32", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(31, "b", "ff31", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(30, "", "ff30", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(37, "", "ff37", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(36, "b", "ff36", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(35, "", "ff35", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(34, "", "ff34", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(60, "", "ff60", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(61, "b", "ff61", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(62, "b", "ff62", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(63, "b", "ff63", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(64, "", "ff64", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(65, "b", "ff65", "Georgia1, Georgia, serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(66, "", "ff66", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(67, "", "ff67", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(68, "b", "ff68", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(69, "b", "ff69", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(2, "", "ff2", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(6, "", "ff6", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(99, "", "ff99", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(98, "", "ff98", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(91, "b", "ff91", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(90, "", "ff90", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(93, "b", "ff93", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(92, "b", "ff92", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(95, "", "ff95", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(94, "b", "ff94", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(97, "b", "ff97", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(96, "b", "ff96", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(11, "", "ff11", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(10, "", "ff10", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(13, "b", "ff13", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(12, "", "ff12", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(15, "", "ff15", "Georgia1, Georgia, serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(14, "b", "ff14", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(17, "", "ff17", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(16, "", "ff16", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(19, "b", "ff19", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(18, "", "ff18", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(117, "", "ff117", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(116, "", "ff116", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(48, "", "ff48", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(49, "", "ff49", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(46, "", "ff46", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(47, "", "ff47", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(44, "b", "ff44", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(45, "b", "ff45", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(42, "", "ff42", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(43, "b", "ff43", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(40, "", "ff40", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(41, "", "ff41", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(1, "", "ff1", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(5, "b", "ff5", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(9, "", "ff9", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(146, "", "ff146", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(147, "", "ff147", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(144, "", "ff144", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(145, "b", "ff145", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(142, "", "ff142", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(143, "b", "ff143", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(140, "b", "ff140", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(141, "b", "ff141", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(148, "", "ff148", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(149, "b", "ff149", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(77, "", "ff77", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(76, "", "ff76", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(75, "", "ff75", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(74, "b", "ff74", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(73, "b", "ff73", "Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans MS5, cursive", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(72, "", "ff72", "Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif", "normal", "normal");
docManager.addFont(71, "b", "ff71", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(70, "b", "ff70", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(79, "b", "ff79", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.addFont(78, "b", "ff78", "Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif", "bold", "normal");
docManager.displayType = "vector";
docManager.initStyles();
docManager.setPageWidths(defaultViewWidth);
docManager.setImageDomainSubstitution(/http:\/\/html.scribd.com/, ["https://html1-f.scribdassets.com", "https://html2-f.scribdassets.com"]);
</script>
<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/static/4gen.css?1513193541'/>
<div id='font_preload_bed' style='position:absolute; height: 1px; left: 0; top:0; max-width: 100%; visibility: hidden; overflow: hidden'> </div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
docManager.setupTestElements();
</script>
<div role="document" tabindex="0" class="outer_page_container">
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_1"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="newpage" id="page1" style="width: 902px; height:677px">
<div class=text_layer style="z-index:2"><div class=ie_fix>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:124px">
<span class=a style="left:264px;top:1183px;color:#ffffff">Blockchain </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:1315px;letter-spacing:-1px;color:#ffffff">Technology: </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:1447px;color:#ffffff">Possibilities </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:1579px;color:#ffffff">for the U.S. </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:1711px;word-spacing:2px;color:#ffffff">Postal Service</span></div>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:100px">
<span class=a style="left:264px;top:2208px;word-spacing:-5px;color:#ffffff">RARC Report</span></div>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:58px">
<span class=a style="left:264px;top:2387px;word-spacing:-2px;color:#ffffff">Report Number </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:2461px;color:#ffffff">RARC-WP-16-011</span></div>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:264px;top:2603px;word-spacing:-3px;color:#ffffff">May 23, 2016</span></div>
<div class="ff26" style="font-size:58px">
<span class=a style="left:121px;top:700px"> E</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:656px"> x</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:616px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:575px"> c</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:534px"> u</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:492px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:465px"> i</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:445px"> v</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:408px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:347px"> S</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:302px"> u</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:261px"> m</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:200px"> m</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:138px"> a</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:97px"> r</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:66px"> y</span></div>
<div class="ff28" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:121px;top:1522px"> T</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1481px"> a</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1439px"> b</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1398px"> l</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1378px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1316px"> o</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1275px"> f</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1227px"> C</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1179px"> o</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1138px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1096px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1069px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1028px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:987px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:959px"> s</span></div>
<div class="ff75" style="font-size:49px">
<span class=a style="left:134px;top:2289px"> O</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2238px"> b</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2196px"> s</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2159px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2118px"> r</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2087px"> v</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2049px"> a</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2009px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:1982px"> i</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:1961px"> o</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:1920px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:1879px"> s</span></div>
<div class="ff42" style="font-size:49px">
<span class=a style="left:134px;top:3109px"> A</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:3060px"> p</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:3018px"> p</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2977px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2936px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2895px"> d</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2854px"> i</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2833px"> c</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2792px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2751px"> s</span></div>
<div class="ff0" style="font-size:33px">
<span class=a style="left:3402px;top:3288px;letter-spacing:-1px;color:#ffffff">Print</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class=image_layer style="z-index: 1">
<div class=ie_fix>
<img class="absimg" style="left:-1px;top:-1px;width:904px;height:678px;clip:rect(1px 903px 677px 1px)" orig="http://html.scribd.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/images/1-6043099a3f.jpg"/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [25, 26, 28, 75, 42, 0], "pageNum": 1};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_1");
pageParams.innerPageElem = document.getElementById("page1");
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_1"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(1);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_2"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="newpage" id="page2" style="width: 902px; height:677px">
<div class=text_layer style="z-index:2"><div class=ie_fix>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:100px">
<span class=a style="left:264px;top:1183px">Executive </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:1310px">Summary</span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1183px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">Blockchain technology allows peers to exchange money directly </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1250px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">without the need for a traditional nancial intermediary, lowering </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1321px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">the cost and increasing the speed of transactions. However, it is </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1394px;word-spacing:-3px">proving to be much more than a <span class=w7></span>way to transfer monetary value. </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:1254px;top:1462px"> At its core, <span class=l6>blockchain te<span class=l6>chnology is <span class=l6>a way to tra<span class=l6>nsfer any ki<span class=l6>nd of </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1532px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">information in a fast, tracked, and secure way. </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1669px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">The technology is only in the early stages of development and </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1739px;word-spacing:-3px">it is hard to <span class=w6></span>recognize its full potential at this formative stage. </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1807px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">However, developers are beginning to explore blockchain </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1877px;word-spacing:-5px">solutions outside of nancial <span class=w6></span>services. These new applications </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:1948px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">include property transfers, the execution of contracts, </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2018px;word-spacing:5px;letter-spacing:-1px">authentication services, network and device management, and </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2092px;word-spacing:9px;letter-spacing:-1px">records management.</span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2223px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">Despite their novelty, blockchain applications are gaining </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2293px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">mainstream traction. Major banks, such as Citibank and </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2364px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">JPMorgan Chase, and government entities, such as the U.K. and </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2434px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">Estonian governments and Australia Post, are experimenting </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2507px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">with how blockchain technology can help them keep better </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2575px;word-spacing:-4px">records and provide services that are more <span class=w7></span>efcient. The Postal </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2645px;word-spacing:-4px">Service could likewise stand to benet from <span class=w7></span>monitoring and </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2719px;word-spacing:5px;letter-spacing:-1px">experimenting with this technology. </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2850px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">The U.S. Postal Service Ofce of Inspector General (OIG) </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2920px;word-spacing:-4px">contracted with Swiss Economics, a consulting rm with <span class=w6></span>interest </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:2991px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">and expertise in blockchain technology, to better understand the </span><span class=a style="left:1269px;top:3061px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">technology and its features, as well as identify areas of potential </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1269px;top:3134px;word-spacing:-4px">interest for the Postal <span class=w6></span>Service. </span></div>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:58px">
<span class=a style="left:2917px;top:1249px;color:#4c4c4c">Highlights</span></div>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:3027px;top:1355px;word-spacing:-3px">Blockchain technology has the potential to <span class=w7></span>disrupt </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:1417px;word-spacing:-3px">services that traditionally require intermediaries.</span></div>
<div class="ff104" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:3027px;top:1542px;word-spacing:-3px">Originally created to transfer nancial value, </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:1604px;word-spacing:-2px">specically within the context of the peer-to-peer </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:1665px;word-spacing:-3px">currency known as Bitcoin, blockchain is <span class=w6></span>now viewed </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:1727px;word-spacing:-2px">as having the potential to be an efcient and <span class=w6></span>secure </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:1789px;word-spacing:-2px">way to transfer any kind of <span class=w6></span>information.</span></div>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:3027px;top:1914px;word-spacing:-3px">Mainstream banks, governments, and other </span></div>
<div class="ff104" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:3027px;top:1976px;word-spacing:-2px">companies are starting to experiment with how </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:2037px;word-spacing:-3px">they can use <span class=w6></span>blockchain technology in nancial </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:2099px;word-spacing:-2px">applications and in new application areas such as </span></div>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:3027px;top:2161px;word-spacing:-3px">property transfers, authentication services, and </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:2222px;word-spacing:-5px">records management.</span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:2347px;word-spacing:-3px">Because blockchain technology may disrupt areas </span></div>
<div class="ff104" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:3027px;top:2409px;word-spacing:-3px">in which the Postal <span class=w6></span>Service currently does business, </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:2471px;word-spacing:-2px">it may be wise to begin studying its impact and </span><span class=a style="left:3027px;top:2532px;word-spacing:-3px">experimenting with its future possibilities.</span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:2851px;top:2845px;word-spacing:-4px">This paper proposes that blockchain technology could impact </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:2851px;top:2912px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">the Postal Service’s business in several ways. For example, </span><span class=a style="left:2851px;top:2983px;word-spacing:-5px">blockchain is already disrupting the <span class=w7></span>global nancial services </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:2851px;top:3056px;word-spacing:-3px">industry — an industry the Postal Service is involved in <span class=w6></span>through </span><span class=a style="left:2851px;top:3126px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">services such as money orders and international money </span></div>
<div class="ff41" style="font-size:34px">
<span class=a style="left:264px;top:3232px;word-spacing:9px;letter-spacing:-1px">Blockchain Technology: </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:3275px;word-spacing:-4px">Possibilities for the U.S.Postal <span class=w6></span>Service </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:3317px;word-spacing:6px;letter-spacing:-1px">Report Number RARC-WP-16-011</span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:4322px;top:3285px">1</span></div>
<div class="ff127" style="font-size:58px">
<span class=a style="left:121px;top:700px"> E</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:656px"> x</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:616px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:575px"> c</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:534px"> u</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:492px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:465px"> i</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:445px"> v</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:408px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:347px"> S</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:302px"> u</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:261px"> m</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:200px"> m</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:138px"> a</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:97px"> r</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:66px"> y</span></div>
<div class="ff111" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:121px;top:1522px"> T</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1481px"> a</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1439px"> b</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1398px"> l</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1378px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1316px"> o</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1275px"> f</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1227px"> C</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1179px"> o</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1138px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1096px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1069px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1028px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:987px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:959px"> s</span></div>
<div class="ff60" style="font-size:49px">
<span class=a style="left:134px;top:2289px"> O</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2238px"> b</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2196px"> s</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2159px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2118px"> r</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2087px"> v</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2049px"> a</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2009px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:1982px"> i</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:1961px"> o</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:1920px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:1879px"> s</span></div>
<div class="ff16" style="font-size:49px">
<span class=a style="left:134px;top:3109px"> A</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:3060px"> p</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:3018px"> p</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2977px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2936px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2895px"> d</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2854px"> i</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2833px"> c</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2792px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2751px"> s</span></div>
<div class="ff61" style="font-size:33px">
<span class=a style="left:3402px;top:3288px;letter-spacing:-1px;color:#ffffff">Print</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class=image_layer style="z-index: 1">
<div class=ie_fix>
<img class="absimg" style="left:-1px;top:-1px;width:904px;height:678px;clip:rect(1px 903px 677px 1px)" orig="http://html.scribd.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/images/2-4983d795e4.jpg"/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [25, 9, 66, 104, 41, 127, 111, 60, 16, 61], "pageNum": 2};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_2");
pageParams.innerPageElem = document.getElementById("page2");
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_2"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(2);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_3"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="newpage" id="page3" style="width: 902px; height:677px">
<div class=text_layer style="z-index:2"><div class=ie_fix>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1299px;top:158px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">transfers. Additionally blockchain is an enabling technology </span><span class=a style="left:1299px;top:228px;word-spacing:-3px">that could allow the Postal Service to improve its <span class=w6></span>operations </span><span class=a style="left:1299px;top:299px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">and expand its services through emerging applications such </span><span class=a style="left:1299px;top:369px;word-spacing:-4px">as identity management and supply chain management. This </span><span class=a style="left:1299px;top:440px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">paper takes an exploratory look at the technology and suggests </span><span class=a style="left:1299px;top:510px;word-spacing:-3px">that it may be <span class=w6></span>wise for the Postal Service to <span class=w6></span>engage in further </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:1299px;top:578px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">examination of, and even experimentation with, this technology </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1299px;top:651px;word-spacing:-3px">in order to gain a <span class=w6></span>better understand<span class=l6>ing of its potential impacts. </span></span><span class=a style="left:1299px;top:785px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">The Postal Service could improve its existing services by </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:1299px;top:853px;word-spacing:-4px">beginning to experiment with the nancial applications of </span><span class=a style="left:1299px;top:923px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">blockchain. Specically, the creation of a nancial platform </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:1299px;top:996px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">using blockchain could leverage the technology to offer </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:2851px;top:155px;word-spacing:-4px">improved nancial services such as money transfers. The </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:2851px;top:228px;word-spacing:-3px">platform could allow the Postal Service to streamline the </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:2851px;top:296px;word-spacing:-4px">back-end of this current service, making the <span class=w7></span>service faster and </span><span class=a style="left:2851px;top:366px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">cheaper for both the Postal Service and its customers. It could </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:2851px;top:440px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">also be especially useful for international money transfers due </span><span class=a style="left:2851px;top:510px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px">to the technology’s borderless nature. </span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:53px">
<span class=a style="left:2851px;top:641px;word-spacing:-4px">In the long-term, the <span class=w7></span>Postal Service’s experimen<span class=l6>tation with </span></span><span class=a style="left:2851px;top:712px;word-spacing:5px;letter-spacing:-1px">blockchain technology in nancial applications could naturally </span><span class=a style="left:2851px;top:782px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">expand into other applications enabled by the technology. In this </span><span class=a style="left:2851px;top:852px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px">paper, the OIG outlines three other areas of potential interest to </span><span class=a style="left:2851px;top:923px;word-spacing:-5px">the Postal Service: <span class=w6></span>identity services, device management, and </span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:2851px;top:996px;word-spacing:-6px">supply chain <span class=w6></span>management. </span></div>
<div class="ff25" style="font-size:58px">
<span class=a style="left:1299px;top:1183px;word-spacing:-1px">Summary of Potential Postal Blockchain Applications</span></div>
<div class="ff43" style="font-size:67px">
<span class=a style="left:1754px;top:1356px;word-spacing:-1px">Financial Services</span><span class=a style="left:1778px;top:2129px;word-spacing:-1px">Identity Services</span><span class=a style="left:3148px;top:2126px;word-spacing:-3px">Supply Chain Management</span><span class=a style="left:3274px;top:1356px;word-spacing:-5px">Device Management</span></div>
<div class="ff43" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:1472px;top:1480px;color:#ffffff">Streamline and Expand Existing Financial Services</span><span class=a style="left:3039px;top:1483px;color:#ffffff">Build and Manage the Internet of Postal Things</span><span class=a style="left:3031px;top:2247px;word-spacing:-1px;color:#ffffff">Streamline Ecommerce by Integrating Tracking, </span><span class=a style="left:3170px;top:2305px;word-spacing:-1px;color:#ffffff">Customs, and Payment Information</span><span class=a style="left:1592px;top:2249px;word-spacing:-2px;color:#ffffff">Validate and Authenticate User Identities</span></div>
<div class="ff66" style="font-size:35px">
<span class=a style="left:1299px;top:3010px;word-spacing:-2px">Source: OIG.</span></div>
<div class="ff41" style="font-size:34px">
<span class=a style="left:264px;top:3232px;word-spacing:9px;letter-spacing:-1px">Blockchain Technology: </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:3275px;word-spacing:-4px">Possibilities for the U.S.Postal <span class=w6></span>Service </span><span class=a style="left:264px;top:3317px;word-spacing:6px;letter-spacing:-1px">Report Number RARC-WP-16-011</span></div>
<div class="ff9" style="font-size:50px">
<span class=a style="left:4322px;top:3285px">2</span></div>
<div class="ff133" style="font-size:58px">
<span class=a style="left:121px;top:700px"> E</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:656px"> x</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:616px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:575px"> c</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:534px"> u</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:492px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:465px"> i</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:445px"> v</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:408px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:347px"> S</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:302px"> u</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:261px"> m</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:200px"> m</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:138px"> a</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:97px"> r</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:66px"> y</span></div>
<div class="ff122" style="font-size:46px">
<span class=a style="left:121px;top:1522px"> T</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1481px"> a</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1439px"> b</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1398px"> l</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1378px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1316px"> o</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1275px"> f</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1227px"> C</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1179px"> o</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1138px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:1096px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1069px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:1028px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:121px;top:987px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:142px;top:959px"> s</span></div>
<div class="ff106" style="font-size:49px">
<span class=a style="left:134px;top:2289px"> O</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2238px"> b</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2196px"> s</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2159px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2118px"> r</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2087px"> v</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2049px"> a</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2009px"> t</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:1982px"> i</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:1961px"> o</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:1920px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:1879px"> s</span></div>
<div class="ff136" style="font-size:49px">
<span class=a style="left:134px;top:3109px"> A</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:3060px"> p</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:3018px"> p</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2977px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2936px"> n</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2895px"> d</span><span class=a style="left:134px;top:2854px"> i</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2833px"> c</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2792px"> e</span><span class=a style="left:144px;top:2751px"> s</span></div>
<div class="ff79" style="font-size:33px">
<span class=a style="left:3402px;top:3288px;letter-spacing:-1px;color:#ffffff">Print</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class=image_layer style="z-index: 1">
<div class=ie_fix>
<img class="absimg" style="left:-1px;top:-414px;width:605px;height:1091px;clip:rect(414px 250px 1090px 1px)" orig="http://html.scribd.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/images/3-bbedcee8e2.jpg"/>
<img class="absimg" style="left:257px;top:255px;width:605px;height:1091px;clip:rect(1px 604px 412px 1px)" orig="http://html.scribd.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/images/3-bbedcee8e2.jpg"/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [9, 66, 25, 43, 41, 133, 122, 106, 136, 79], "pageNum": 3};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_3");
pageParams.innerPageElem = document.getElementById("page3");
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_3"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(3);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_4"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [25, 66, 9, 41, 94, 148, 18, 81, 68], "pageNum": 4};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_4");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/4-ac68035a35.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_4"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(4);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_5"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [25, 66, 9, 104, 15, 41, 14, 47, 80, 82, 70], "pageNum": 5};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_5");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html2-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/5-54db0943d3.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_5"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(5);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_6"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [66, 9, 25, 15, 13, 140, 41, 113, 147, 85, 54, 10, 114, 141], "pageNum": 6};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_6");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html2-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/6-768be456f0.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_6"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(6);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_7"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [66, 9, 25, 15, 24, 41, 19, 48, 6, 117, 84], "pageNum": 7};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_7");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/7-2967fed7a5.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_7"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(7);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_8"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [25, 9, 66, 104, 24, 15, 41, 5, 35, 102, 90, 53], "pageNum": 8};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_8");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/8-2e55a9132e.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_8"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(8);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_9"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [66, 9, 25, 15, 41, 138, 86, 128, 110, 50], "pageNum": 9};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_9");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html2-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/9-0cb46323f5.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_9"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(9);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_10"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [66, 9, 25, 24, 15, 41, 73, 87, 144, 119, 124], "pageNum": 10};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_10");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/10-2357e06933.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_10"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(10);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_11"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [9, 66, 24, 15, 41, 112, 3, 109, 34, 130], "pageNum": 11};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_11");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html2-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/11-76c752bb4b.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_11"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(11);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_12"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [66, 9, 24, 25, 15, 41, 149, 33, 132, 105, 118], "pageNum": 12};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_12");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/12-f7c2743d42.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_12"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(12);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_13"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [24, 66, 9, 25, 143, 64, 15, 41, 93, 99, 8, 20, 100], "pageNum": 13};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_13");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/13-ff7171eb13.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_13"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(13);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_14"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
(function() {
var pageParams = {"origHeight": 677, "origWidth": 902, "fonts": [25, 9, 66, 92, 41, 89, 11, 52, 1, 44], "pageNum": 14};
pageParams.containerElem = document.getElementById("outer_page_14");
pageParams.contentUrl = "https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/3lsd10f5hc59xnpx/pages/14-883c6c13fe.jsonp";
pageParams.blur = false
var page = docManager.addPage(pageParams);
})();
</script>
<div id="between_page_ads_14"
class="between_page_ads"
style="display: block;">
<script type="text/javascript">
Scribd.Ads.addBetweenPageUnit(14);
</script>
</div>
<div class="outer_page only_ie6_border "
id="outer_page_15"
style="width:902px; height:677px; ">
<div class="b_tl"></div>
<div class="b_tr"></div>
<div class="b_br"></div>
<div class="b_bl"></div>
<div class="b_t"></div>
<div class="b_r"></div>
<div class="b_b"></div>
<div class="b_l"></div>