Patterns from the Past
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/patterns-from-the-past/
Aug 30, 2019 - This is the first half of Trust(less): How Blockchain Will Help Us Navigate the Post-Trust World. It establishes the context for distrust in technology. We might assume that our current challenges with blockchain innovations are unique. But every generation of inventive entrepreneurs has faced push-back from a species that doesn’t easily embrace change. After reviewing the history of initially terrifying inventions—from electricity and elevators to artificial intelligence and Airbnb—the author distills the lessons relevant to the building consumer trust needed for broad consumer adoption of blockchain technologies.
Keyword: Amazon,
case method,
Chicago World’s Fair,
Facebook,
Google,
Henry Ford,
law & regulation,
market bubble,
myth,
Netscape,
Otis Elevator,
SDG 16,
SDG 9,
technology,
Thomas Edison
Regulatory Framework For Token Sales
Primavera de Filippi,
Constance Choi,
Benedikt Schuppli,
Carla Reyes,
Nikita Divissenko,
Xavier Lavayssiere,
Francesco Dagnino,
Marcus C. Funke,
Frank Bierwirth,
Axel Schiemann,
Jiong Sheng,
Gianna Abegg,
Nathan Kaiser,
Jackie Yang
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/regulatory-framework-for-token-sales/
Apr 30, 2018 - This research surveys the global landscape of regulatory frameworks, statements, and decisions, on blockchain-based token sales in the jurisdictions of the United States, Canada, Singapore, China, France, Germany, Italy, Estonia, Switzerland, and Gibraltar, with commentary on Malaysia, South Korea, Israel, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates. Its expert authors look at initial coin offerings and compare how different regulators are categorizing token sales in their attempts to balance the protection of investors with the stimulus of innovat...
Keyword: Australia,
Binance,
Blockchain Capital,
Canada,
China,
COALA,
CopyCashCoin,
Estonia,
Ethereum Foundation,
financial services,
FINMA,
France,
Germany,
Gibraltar,
Howey test,
ICO,
Israel,
Italy,
law & regulation,
Malaysia,
Munchee,
NEO,
New Zealand,
Nexium,
OneCoin,
Plexcorps,
Polybius,
ProtoStarr,
REcoin,
Russia,
SDG 16,
SDG 17,
SEC,
Singapore,
South Korea,
Switzerland,
Tezos Foundation,
TokenFunder,
United Arab Emirates,
United States,
Wysker
Blockchain and the CMO
File Type: Document, Infographic, Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-and-the-cmo/
Sep 28, 2017 - With blockchain technology, chief marketing officers will be able to demonstrate a clearer return on marketing investment than current alternatives. This project explains how CMOs can lead blockchain initiatives and unlock new areas of value creation while engaging customers, earning their loyalty, and protecting brand reputation globally.
Keyword: advertising,
brand,
CMO,
CRM,
dynamic pricing,
management,
marketing,
marketing ROI,
promotion,
sales,
SDG 12,
user experience,
UX
The Token Economy: When Money Becomes Programmable
File Type: Document, Infographic, Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-token-economy-when-money-becomes-programmable/
Sep 28, 2017 - A new phenomenon—initial coin offerings—enabled through blockchain technology is upending basic tenets of twentieth-century capitalism. This project frames the opportunity in terms of addressing the tragedy of the commons. He studies the development and ramification of the emerging token economy and walks through the landscape of token types. He previews the economic effects of digital scarcity, tokens as powerful incentives, and the legal and policy ramifications for securities law and property rights.
Keyword: cryptoasset,
cryptocommodity,
cryptocurrency,
financial services,
ICO,
SDG 12,
SDG 13,
SEC,
securities law,
technology,
token,
tragedy of the commons
Distributed and Collaborative Marketplaces
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/distributed-and-collaborative-marketplaces/
Jan 22, 2018 - Blockchain technology could enable cooperative models for organizing capital and capability, exchanging value, and managing risk peer to peer. This research project explores distributed marketplaces for insurance and financial assets, where peers amass large pools of liquidity on the blockchain, smart contracts pay liabilities, and artificial intelligence calculates actuarial risk.
Keyword: BitPesa,
distributed exchange,
financial inclusion,
financial services,
M-Pesa,
P2P payment,
remittances,
SDG 1,
SDG 10,
SDG 5,
SDG 8,
self-sovereign identity,
WeTrust
