Blockchain; An Infrastructural Revolution In Digital Economy

In the age of digital economy, innovative technologies are the heart of development. Blockchain is one of these innovative technologies that attracted so much attention in recent years. Blockchain technology is a type of shared ledger technology that records any data in the interconnected block structure on cryptographic base that insures security and trust. In this paper, at first, we explain the definition and major features of this technology. Next, describe the structure of Blockchain and its important features. Also various types of Blockchain and their major consensus mechanism noted. Finally, we describe the most important application of Blockchain technology. It can be said that beside cryptocurrencies, financial services, enterprise and industry and public and government services are most important applications of Blockchain technology in digital economy era.