3. A Technology that enables the peer-to-peer
transmission of electronic value, without
any intermediary.
SO, WHAT IS THE BLOCKCHAIN?
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4. 3 DIMENSIONS FOR VIEWING THE BLOCKCHAIN
▸ Back-end database that maintains a
Distributed Ledger.
▸ Exchange Network for moving value
between peers.
▸ Transaction Validation mechanism, not
requiring intermediary assistance.
TECHNICAL
BUSINESS
LEGAL
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5. MANY FACETS TO THE BLOCKCHAIN
1. Cryptocurrency
2. Computing Infrastructure
3. Transaction Platform
4. Decentralized Database
5. Distributed Accounting Ledger
6. Development Platform
7. Open Source Software
8. Financial Services Marketplace
9. Peer-to-Peer Network/Marketplace
10. Trust Services Layer
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6. WHAT IS THE BLOCKCHAIN?
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7. HOW TO THINK ABOUT THE BLOCKCHAIN
1.Creating / Moving Value (Assets)
2.Storing Value (Cryptocurrency)
3.Processing Transactions and Logic
1.Record Keeping, Verifications, Proofs
2.Custody, Rights, Titles
3.Identity and Naming
1.A new development environment
2.Programming money / value
3.Dealing with ledgers instead of DB’s
1.Creating new economies
2.A work/reward system
3.Sandbox for money + business
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8. ‣In startup fashion, most attacks
aren’t head-on, start small & look
harmless at first sights, therefore
are ignored
‣So, the banks didn’t feel FinTech
initially, because it crept up
FINTECH HISTORY
MIGHT REPEAT ITSELF
11. SOME OF THE USE CASES WE ARE SEEING
1. Claims processing
2. Peer to peer insurance
3. New alternative insurance
4. Ecommerce
5. Flight insurance
6. New markets
7. Micro-insurance
8. Sharing
9. Re-insurance
10. Bond Insurance
11. Trade Finance
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12. DIFFERENT WAYS TO IMPLEMENT THE BLOCKCHAIN
New Products
Supporting
Existing
Products
New Markets
New Business
Models
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14. WORKING WITH STARTUPS
‣ Partner to learn and experiment
‣ Become their customer
‣ Invest in them
‣ Buy them
‣ Don’t smother them
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17. BLOCKCHAIN IS 90% GOVERNANCE AND
BUSINESS MODELS.
THE OTHER HALF IS TECHNICAL.
Yogi Berra
21. FINAL THOUGHTS
‣ Your Innovation Agenda
‣ Theory vs. Implementation
‣ First generation will fail
‣ Startups: Don’t attack incumbents
‣ Token-based models have momentum, big experiment
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22. THE 7 R’S FOR THE BLOCKCHAIN
‣ Re-Think
‣ Re-Imagine
‣ Re-Engineer
‣ Re-Start
‣ Re-Intermediate
‣ Re-Regulate
‣ Re-Invest
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