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A New Look at Bitcoin
Maciej Cepnik, Gustavo J. Flores Echaiz, Tristan Borges Solari, René Vergé
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/a-new-look-at-bitcoin/
Jul 31, 2020 - This research takes a fresh look at the Bitcoin network and its native currency, bitcoin. Its authors argue that, while the Bitcoin protocols have proven successful for financial applications, they have hindered scalability, privacy, and programmability. Because of these implementation challenges, some enterprise leaders have looked to Ethereum and other blockchain solutions. But other development teams have found innovative ways to evolve the Bitcoin network and its enterprise capabilities. By building directly on top of existing Bitcoin infrastructure, businesses can profit from its security and network effects without incurring the costs a...
Keyword: Blockstream, Casper, Eltoo, financial services, Kering, Knøx, Lightning Network, Liquid, Merkle tree, Miniscript, Schnorr, SDG 9, sidechain, Taproot, technology, Veriphi, Zcash
Utility Settlement Coin
Massimo Morini
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/utility-settlement-coin/
May 25, 2018 - The utility settlement coin (USC) consortium plans to develop what we believe banks will welcome. This case study describes how the USC, launched by UBS and Clearmatics, will use decentralized blockchain technology to confirm financial agreements that are verifiable without the wastefulness of proof of work. Financial institutions could conduct business more safely because of real-time settlement, smart contracts, and enhanced risk management procedures using this new digital version of fiat currencies.
Keyword: Banca IMI, Bocconi University, Clearmatics Technologies, collateral service, commercial banking, distributed automation, financial services, narrow banking, risk management, SDG 9, World Bank
The Digital Yuan and Cross-Border Payments
Oriol Caudevilla, Henry M. Kim
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-digital-yuan-and-cross-border-payments/
Aug 17, 2022 - Central banks, rev up your digital currency engines! The race to global adoption is on, and this case study of China’s e-yuan captures the first mover in action. Co-led by PhDs—one a fintech advisor, strategy consultant, and researcher based in Hong Kong/Singapore, and the other a professor at the Schulich School of Business in Toronto—the case digs into the Chinese government’s approach to the research, development, and roll out of its digital yuan. The authors analyze China’s digital currency electronic payment in terms of the government’s joint venture with SWIFT, its Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and the Belt an...
Keyword: CBDC, central bank digital currency, ConsenSys, e-CNY, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Olympics, Red Date, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, wallet
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