Blockchain explained: What it is and isn’t, and why it matters

<table width="633" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="403" valign="top"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1" color="#4c4949"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Understanding how blockchain creates business value is essential for companies to identify the right use cases and move beyond small pilots to widespread adoption.</span></font><br/> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=unknown&s=_unknown&i=6c633a31303030303163346372696f68713832656a77&he=687474702533412532462532467777772e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246617373657473253246646f74636f6d2532467468652d6d636b696e7365792d706f64636173742532464d502d426c6f636b636861696e2d6578706c61696e65642d576861742d69742d69732d616e642d69736e742d616e642d7768792d69742d6d6174746572732e6d7033"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#006699">Read more &#62;</font></a><br/> <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=unknown&s=_unknown&i=6c633a31303030303163346372696f68713832656a77&he=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"> <img src="//podcasts.mckinsey.com/x/img/podcast.gif" border="0"/></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://podcasts.mckinsey.com:443/l?r=unknown&s=_unknown&i=6c633a31303030303163346372696f68713832656a77&he=253246253246706f6463617374732e6d636b696e7365792e636f6d253246706f646361737425334670632533446d61696e25323670752533446874747025323533412532353246253