Block Sense

blocksense™ is a sensor device that acts as an active collector node in a mesh network of iot sensors used to form part of a blockchain framework. as blockchain integration strategies for logistics and supply chain management advances from theory to field deployment, blocksense completes the iot fabric needed to securely update tracking touch point gateways along the block chain and allow updates to hyperledgers. according to the economist, a blockchain is a distributed database that maintains an ever-growing list of records called blocks. the information in a block cannot be altered retrospectively as each block contains a timestamp and a link to a previous block. the nature of blockchains makes it function like a public, digital, distributed ‘ledger’. the technology is relatively recent having first been put into practice by satoshi nakamoto in 2009 as a core component for the digital currency known as bitcoins. since its debut, blockchain technology has had a disruptive impact