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An Introduction to Blockchain Technology in Financial ServicesACI Suisse – June 8, 2016
PublicJune 2016
Agenda
Blockchain’s History
Technology Overview (very short...)
Financial Services Examples
Beyond Financial Services
Blockchain & Switzerland
Q&A
Blockchain’s Birth
Bitcoin Scandals
Bitcoin Volatility
Public Distributed
Database
Synchronized Cryptography
Benefits & Challenges
+ Disintermediation &
Trustless Exchange
Transparency and Immutability
Security (Hacker proof)
Speed of Transactions
Infra Cost Saving Potential
- Nascent Technology
Regulatory & Political Uncertainty
Dependency on ‘Network’ (Scale)
Cost & Power Consumption
Blockchain 2.0 – Smart Contracts
Financial Exchanges
Derivatives
Crowdfunding Platforms
Digital IDs
Prediction Markets
Intellectual Property
Smart Property
“You should be taking
this technology as
seriously as you should
have been taking the
development of the
Internet in the early
1990s. It’s analogous to
e-mail for money.”
Blythe Masters, CEO Digital Asset HoldingsSeptember 2015
Swiss Values
Political Stability / Direct
Democracy
Independence
Neutrality / Peace
Innovation & Business
Friendliness
Data protection / Privacy
Blockchain Paradigms
Security
Decentralization /
Independence
Trust (Privacy)
Transparency (Transactions)
Efficiency (Cost & Speed)
Switzerland as a Blockchain Hub
BILANZ 12/ 2015
nexuslab Festival Day July 7, 2016
Q&A
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