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It traces the technology’s origin in cryptocurrency and outlines why higher education must respond to growing demand for blockchain-skilled professionals. It also describes industry-wide adoption potential while weighing likely job creation versus elimination of certain back-office roles. 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With blockchain, when a transaction occurs, it is grouped with other transactions. All the parties in the network verify the transaction and it is then permanently added to a chain of transactions. If a transaction comes in later or is revised, the original or upstream activities are never changed; rather, additional chains are added, thus making for a more secure transaction with a permanent “ledger” or digital trail. Ultimately, one can track the origin of a transaction, raw materials, and activities along the way.  \nThe technology originated as the support system behind cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Since its birth in 2008, interest in its application to other industries has skyrocketed. Because of the increasing demand for professionals with blockchain knowledge, there will be increased pressures on higher education institutions to prepare their students accordingly.  \n- Although born into the cryptocurrency industry, blockchain technology is expected to be adopted by organizations across countless industries in both the public and private sectors. The industries include banking, healthcare, politics, real estate, legal services, security, government, rentals and ride sharing, non-profits, education, and supply chain.  \n- Although the advancements in blockchain technology are expected to create new jobs that include blockchain developer, senior software engineer, blockchain investment analyst, blockchain engineer, and blockchain project manager, the implementation of this technology is expected to eliminate several back-office type jobs such as real estate brokers, loan officers, accountants, billing and invoicing clerks, stock brokers, and entry-level business analysts. Consequently, it is difficult to predict the net effect on job creation that blockchain will have on the market.  \n- Prospective blockchain employees are expected to have 1-2 years of experience working with blockchain technology in addition to possessing the required job skills of most software developers. Few, if any, job postings list educational requirements for these types of employees since the technology is so new and the talent pool is limited. However, future blockchain employees will be expected to have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related field in addition to greater expertise and knowledge of blockchain technology and its application.  \n1 [https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612974/once-hailed-as-unhackable-blockchains-are-now-getting](https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612974/once-hailed-as-unhackable-blockchains-are-now-getting)  \nhacked/?utm_campaign=the_download. unpaid.engagement&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70033858&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_jBI7hjXZk030RO7d0KAH5V1sZ2XsdSt_ 7yfnhrJ35KV3Z8ci--zof_UUD4AIvbyYBrRvpiuAJAZ8NP3fqgHzbhRTaHA&_hsmi=70033858  \n- Only a handful of educational institutions including Harvard, Princeton, MIT, NYU, Stanford, Cornell, and UC-Berkeley23 have started to develop programs and course offerings focusing on blockchain. Because these universities are early adopters, they have distinguished themselves as hubs for the blockchain community.  \nBlockchain is important to higher education because it will span many industries. Higher education hasan opportunity to educate the workforce in the technology, customize the delivery of teaching for different industries and also integrate the technology within its own industry, in student records, payments, research and other applications. Educating audiences on the integration to specific industries will offer a number of programming opportunities. 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