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costly using conventional transaction modes. Verification and processing of cross-

border transactions through the use of a decentralized ledger system is a matter

of seconds through different time zones.

• Software for smart contracts helps investors to keep smart bonds. Smart bonds

are the electronic bond contracts that Blockchain uses for its registration services.

These also allow transactions to be settled instantly.

• Using the Blockchain Point of Sales method, merchants and consumers can recog-

nize cryptocurrency as payment. That helps to eliminate unnecessary merchant

services and expensive transaction fees for cards. It can also help the management

of money and its analysis.

• Using distributed ledger systems, Blockchain allows banks and financial insti-

tutions to lend better and borrow cash. It is also possible to make inter-bank

borrowing and lending possible, rapid, transparent, seamless, reliable, verifiable,

and stable.

• Blockchain aims to reduce the cost of stock exchange share trading and offers

an entirely new and creative way to exchange assets without intermediary on the

blockchain network. Smart contracts are used without the intervention of any third

party to establish the purchase and sale of a security for the investor.

• Auditors can be benefited using Blockchain, as it will assist them to check the

specific and material documents and data behind the financial statements and help

save expense and time. Distributed ledger technology could allow the integrity

of electronic data and files to be demonstrated. The hash string idea is one of the

most creative methods to carry the auditing process to real-time.

5.3

In Healthcare

The healthcare sector has been completely reshaped by distributed ledger technology

that stores data in an immutable way and updates information in real-time. In this

landscape, the conventional models are seen to be extremely inefficient in terms of

offering quality healthcare that is accessible for individuals in nature. Healthcare apps

focused on Blockchain are ready to be used and are changing healthcare institutions

around the world. As the Blockchain works to increase transparency and efficiency,

the healthcare system is connected to multiple parties, and patients benefit. The

regulatory framework has now become easier to handle in the healthcare system and

auditing. Improvement can be seen in the use of advanced technologies in business

activities. With the aid of this advanced technology, the conventional or modern

healthcare system is sluggish and costly and often requires multiple intermediaries

in the system; all such problems are solved.

Blockchain could revolutionize the healthcare industry in many ways:

• Different healthcare systems should work together and cohesively across organi-

zational boundaries to provide more advanced and reliable healthcare facilities.

• Blockchain helps create a “patient-first” ecosystem in which people can handle

and store their data and knowledge about a “permitted” blockchain category.