Blockchain is an emerging technology that has captured the attention of the financial experts, the media and the technical enthusiasts. In this talk we take a look at the technology; how it works, why you should consider it for your business and how it's given life to cryptocurrencies.
3. Agenda
- Bitcoin – Evolution of Money
- The Difference between Bitcoin and Blockchain
- How Blockchain Works
- Blockchain Benefits Over Traditional Databases
- Case Studies
- Your Business Case
4. Quick Intro to BlockchainJP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon called Bitcoin a
“Fraud”
Warren Buffett calls it a “Delusion” and “Rat
Poison Squared”
Multiple Exchanges have been hacked and
millions stolen
5. "Bitcoin is a remarkable cryptographic
achievement, and the ability to create something
that is not duplicable in the digital world has
enormous value"
Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google“[Virtual currencies] may hold long-term promise,
particularly if the innovations promote a faster,
more secure and more efficient payment system.”
Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve“Know that folks also were sceptical when paper
money displaced gold.”
Lloyd Blankfein, ex-CEO of Goldman Sachs
8. How Blockchain Works
- Only possible with Modern Technology and
Distributed Networks
- Inherently builds Trust in a Trustless world
- Secure Transaction Between 2 Parties
- Transaction Details are Distributed To ALL
Participants
16. Your Business Case
- Transparency
- Security
- Auditability / Traceability
- Distributed
- Smart Contracts
17. Your Business Case
- A Competitive Advantage
- Real-World Uses in many Industries
(not just Finance!)
- Great for Marketing and Publicity
(Let’s face it – it’s a buzz
word!)
FACT
A report by PwC in August 2018 stated 84% of
respondents are actively involved with Blockchain
18. A Recap…
- The Difference between Bitcoin and Blockchain
- How Blockchain Works
- Blockchain Benefits Over Traditional Databases
- Case Studies
- Your Business Case
19. Feel free to contact me about a Blockchain idea…
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Good Evening ladies and gents - My name is Kenneth Cox and I own a software company called Snapwire Software – “a results-focussed technology solutions provider”
So who’s heard of blockchain? And bitcoin? Cryptocurrencies?
…So what are some of the things we’ve heard about them?
- it’s a ponzi scheme and can’t be trusted? - is it that they’re not backed by anything and therefore worth nothing?
- or is it that it’s a bubble ready to pop at any time
All valid concerns which we’ll cover in this talk!
I would like to give you a crash course in Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, and why you should start considering it for your business!
Scam, bubble, CRAZY – but you don’t all look crazy, couepl of you do…..
So why should this be something to consider for your business when people like….
Jamie Dimmon
Warren Buffet
Multiple exchanges have been hacked and tens of millions stolen.
I’d like to take you back to 1993 – a quieter time, there was no twitter, no facebook , no snapagram – just the beginning of the internet….and here’s a quote….
anyone know who said this?
So here’s a few in favour of cryptocurrencies….the CEO of Google, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve – I’ll you take those top two in….
But for me, the key one is the one by the ex-CEO of Goldman Sachs – “People were sceptical when paper money displaced gold” .
So before money, before gold, people used to BARTER – trade goods and services directly. A farmer would barter sheep for tools, for example, Could you imagine a farmer walking down the high street to the Apple store to barter for the latest Iphone….this sight would be more common and incredibly inconvenient…
So moving on…
BITCOIN
Leading digital currency, main of others exist (inc. Facebooks Libra which will be released in 2020)
Gave birth to Blockchain Technology
Investment in Bitcoin is speculative, price can go up and down
Decentralised, no-one owns the IP
BLOCKCHAIN
Revolutionary Cryptographically secure Technology
Now a technology in it’s own right, but has BTC to thank for it’s birth
Used for middleware in many different environments, not just cryptocurrency
Can be centralised or decentralised based on the function – will cover some use cases for blockchain
The Blockchain doesn’t need Bitcoin, but Bitcoin DOES need blockchain
Some comments on Blockchain, unfortunately at the moment, it’s hard to differentiate the two….
Blockchain is only possible due the advances of technology and cryptography. Without the internet and our understanding of mathematics, this would not be possible.
Trust is difficult to earn and keep, it is expensive and prone to fraud – Why do we use banks? Do you trust them? (to a point) it’s because they are heavily regulated, however, this is incredibly expensive and still we have financial crime. Do you think the current banks are 100% secure? What if we had a system where fraud detection and correction is inherently automated and immutable – can anyone name me a technology that can do this?
Additionally, the entire ledger is available to all involved parties – this means fraud is virtually impossible as a fraudulent party would be easily detected.
Blockchain Benefits Over Traditional Databases
Case Studies – How Blockchain Can Help My Business
Blockchain Benefits Over Traditional Databases
Case Studies – How Blockchain Can Help My Business
Blockchain Benefits Over Traditional Databases
Case Studies – How Blockchain Can Help My Business
Blockchain Benefits Over Traditional Databases
Case Studies – How Blockchain Can Help My Business