Blockchain applications go far beyond cryptocurrency and bitcoin. With its ability to create more transparency and fairness while also saving businesses time and money, the technology is impacting a variety of sectors in ways that range from how contracts are enforced to making government work more efficiently.

We’ve rounded up examples of real-world blockchain use cases for this pragmatic yet revolutionary technology. It’s far from an exhaustive list, but they’re already changing how we do business.

TOP BLOCKCHAIN APPLICATIONS TO KNOW

Money transfer
Smart contracts
Internet of Things (IoT)
Personal identity security
Healthcare
Logistics
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
Government
Media