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The Coming Cataclysm
Alex Tapscott
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-coming-cataclysm/
Sep 30, 2019 - This research explores the disruptive effects of blockchain technologies on central banking and the financial services industry. Its author discusses Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra, and how the other FAANG companies—that is, Amazon.com, Apple, Netflix, and Google—might respond with their own digital tokens. He introduces five transformations—cryptoassets, the tokenization of everything, blockchains as state machines, a new model for identity, and the nine forms of decentralized finance. He examines the challenges that incumbents and innovators face during this transition; and he previews the world of financial services in th...
Keyword: Abra, Christine Lagarde, CoinShares, Corda, Cosmos, Facebook, Fidelity, financial services, J.P.Morgan, Libra, MakerDAO, Mark Carney, Quorum, Ripple, SDG 10, SDG 9, stablecoin, YouNow
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
Trust(less): How Blockchain Will Help Us Navigate the Post-Trust World
Christian Keil
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/trustless-how-blockchain-will-help-us-navigate-the-post-trust-world/
Oct 31, 2019 - This is the second half of Trust(less): How Blockchain Will Help Us Navigate the Post-Trust World. It explores the broken promises of prominent players in the first ten years of blockchain technology and examines their behavior in terms of their benevolence, competence, and integrity. It also addresses the negative associations that orbit blockchain in the mind of the average, semi-informed observer and outlines a four-step process for rebuilding trust in the blockchain ecosystem.
Keyword: BitConnect, Bitfinex, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Facebook, ICO, law & regulation, LBRY, Mt. Gox, Nouriel Roubini, PayPal, Polkadot, SDG 16, SDG 9, storytelling, technology, The DAO, Wikileaks, Yuval Noah Harari
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