Trust(less): How Blockchain Will Help Us Navigate the Post-Trust World
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
Blockchain, Exchanges and Regulation
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-exchanges-and-regulation/
May 23, 2019 - This project explains the role of exchanges after initial coin offerings, compared to conventional initial public offerings. It compares crypto over-the-counter exchanges (Bitfinex, Coinbase) that enable peer-to-peer trading and on-chain decentralized exchanges (Oasis DEX) where all aspects of a trade occur on a blockchain.
Keyword: 0x,
Blockchain at Berkeley,
Cosmos,
ERC-20,
financial services,
ICO,
IPO,
Kraken,
Kyber Network,
liquidity pool,
Malta,
Mt. Gox,
OmiseGo wallet system,
SDG 10,
SDG 9
Mt Pelerin Banking on the Blockchain
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/mt-pelerin-banking-on-the-blockchain/
Apr 15, 2020 - This case study looks at Mt Pelerin, which works like a Swiss Army knife in the banking ecosystem. Its full-reserve custodian banking business model excludes on-balance sheet credits, which represents a shift from mainstream banking. Its Ethereum-based open source solution facilitates asset management and cuts ever-increasing compliance costs. It is a must-read for leaders of small to medium enterprises as well as financial service industry innovators.
Keyword: AGPL-3.0,
AML/KYC,
capital adequacy requirements,
financial services,
FINMA,
fintech license,
fractional banking,
FX,
initial digital offering,
SDG 16,
SDG 8,
SDG 9,
security token offering,
Swiss National Bank
Blockchain in Global Trade
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-in-global-trade/
Apr 19, 2019 - This research explores how blockchain can improve global trade for all stakeholders—banks and financiers, corporations, logistics companies, regulatory bodies, insurance providers, and customs authorities—and lays out a road map for implementation on business and technical fronts. Deloitte’s technology consulting team provides provocative questions for enterprise leadership and practical analysis of blockchain opportunities and such challenges as governance, standards, scalability, interoperability, and integration.
Keyword: Deloitte,
distributed ledger technology,
financial services,
freight carriers,
freight forwarders,
Hong Kong Monetary Authority,
IBM,
law & regulation,
Maersk,
provenance,
SDG 12,
SDG 17,
supply chain,
we.trade
A New Look at Bitcoin
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
Blockchain Revolution in Education and Lifelong Learning
File Type: Document
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-revolution-in-education-and-lifelong-learning/
Apr 22, 2019 - Updated in collaboration with the IBM Institute for Business Value, this project explores how blockchain is transforming education with an emphasis on lifelong learning and the reskilling of the workforce. It covers not just traditional educational institutions but also corporate training and development, where innovators are using blockchain to establish student identity, protect privacy, finance coursework, measure progress, and record badges of achievement and skills mastery. The implementation of microcredentialing capabilities, pay-as-you-learn funding models, and massively open online courses, plus the co-creation of open educational re...
Keyword: BlockCerts,
Credly,
Degreed,
edtech,
education,
IBM,
IMS Global Learning Consortium,
learning pathways,
MIT Media Lab,
MOOC,
OER,
open data exchange protocols,
OpenBadges,
SDG 10,
SDG 4,
SDG 5,
Sovrin Alliance,
student ID,
T&D
