Which Smart Contract Platform Do You Need?
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/which-smart-contract-platform-do-you-need/
May 23, 2023 - Smart contracts are a special type of software application—one that can execute the terms of an agreement in a secure and distributed manner. They have potential to lower costs and speed processes. This research helps leaders to determine which smart contract platform is right for their blockchain use case. It focuses on the top public platforms—Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Tezos, Hedera, Algorand, Solana, and Avalanche—and it presents seven criteria for evaluation: security, performance and scalability, development costs, execution costs, environmental impact, the contract language’s expressivity, and research and development funding....
Utility Settlement Coin
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
Financial Derivatives with Blockchain and Smart Contracts
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/financial-derivatives-with-blockchain-and-smart-contracts/
Mar 17, 2020 - This research underscores the importance of financial derivative contracts as use cases for blockchain technology in general and for smart contracts in particular. Blockchain and decentralized apps can increase transparency, automate the movement of collateral, reduce the need for reconciliation, and automate the management of covenants against counterparty default.
Keyword: BitMEX,
CFTC,
Corda,
DAML,
Dapp,
Deribit,
dYdX,
financial services,
FpML,
ISDA,
LedgerX,
MakerDAO,
Nivaura,
SDG 9,
VariabL.io
The Convergence of Big Data and Blockchain
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-convergence-of-big-data-and-blockchain/
Dec 15, 2017 - This project explores how blockchain will change business models dependent on free big data. Distributed ledger technology will enable instant payment networks, loyalty schemes, aggregated metadata, multi-jurisdiction processes, and transactions within multinationals, potentially without liability for customer data and in compliance with EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Keyword: Ant Financial,
CertCoin,
Comcast,
data governance,
DeepMind,
Fujitsu,
Guardtime,
IOTA,
keyless signature infrastructure,
metadata,
predictive analytics,
SDG 3,
SDG 9,
self-sovereign identity,
Sovrin,
technology,
Telstra,
uPort
Pandemic Webinar #4: Going Cashless: The Digital Dollar in the Face of COVID-19
File Type: Document, Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/webinar-the-digital-dollar-in-the-face-of-covid-19/
Apr 28, 2020 - This hour-long webinar is part four in a four-part series on blockchain and pandemics. Don Tapscott opens a discussion with Alex Tapscott and Chris Giancarlo, former Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, about the potential to turn away from cash and towards a state-backed digital currency.
On 28 April 2020, the BRI hosted a webinar featuring Chris Giancarlo, former chairman of the former chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and co-director of the Digital Dollar Project. This is an edited transcript of the proceedings. It distinguishes among three types of cryptocurrencies—distributed (Bitcoin), corporate (L...
Keyword: CBDC,
CFTC,
Dodd-Frank,
Federal Reserve,
Financial Stability Board,
Lehman Brothers,
Mark Carney,
SDG 16,
SDG 9,
stablecoin,
TARP,
tokenization
