Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource An outlook in blockchain technology- Architecture, applications and challenges Subject The topic of the resource Applications; Block chain; Categories; Performance; Scalability Description An account of the resource Blockchain is mechanism which stores and exchange data in a peer-peer network serving as an immutable ledger allowing transactions to take place in decentralized method which neglects the role of intermediaries. The technology reduces greater complexity by combining three key features; security, decentralization and transparency. This paper is an attempt explaining the concepts, structure, applications and challenges the technology has. The paper introduces blockchain taxonomy, reviews applications and discussed technical challenges and way of handling these challenges. Blockchain technology is springing up with promising applications in various fields and the authors have explored about three emerging field of blockchain say; Education, Government and Healthcare. Finally the paper concludes by stating other emerging fields of applications where further research can be explored. International Research Publication House. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aarthy C.; Aishwarya N. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, Vol-12, No. 12, pp. 2133-2137. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Research Publication House Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85078826233&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=9bbf698858287eaab0cfe0a689f377da" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85078826233&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=9bbf698858287eaab0cfe0a689f377da</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9743154 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Aarthy C., Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru, India; Aishwarya N., Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru, India