RECENT BLOCKCHAIN INITIATIVES IN POLAND

KRZYSZTOF PIECH, PHD

KRZYSZTOF@BITCOIN.ORG.PL

Warsaw Blockchain Meet-up No. 2 August 30, 2016

SEVERAL PROJECTS

1. BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY STREAM

2. POLISH BLOCKCHAIN ACCELERATOR

3. BLOCKBANK

4. DIGITAL BONDS AND SHARES ON BLOCKCHAIN

BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY STREAM

• PROGRAMME „FROM PAPER-BASED TO DIGITAL POLAND” OF THE MINISTRY OF DIGITALISATION• 12 STREAMS; ONE OF THEM IS THE „BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY” ONE• 5 TEAMS:

• TECH• EDU• LAW AND REGULATIONS• BITCOIN COMPANIES• ACCELERATOR

• 70+ PEOPLE ENGAGED (LAWYERS, JOURNALISTS, BLOGGERS, TECH-GIANTS, STARTUPS, BITCOIN COMPANIES, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS, NGO AND MORE)

• SEVERAL TECHNOLOGICAL IDEAS BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN FORMULATED

Source: https://mc.gov.pl/projekty/od-papierowej-do-cyfrowej-polski/strumien-blockchain-i-kryptowaluty

POLISH BLOCKCHAIN ACCELERATOR

• INITIATIVE ON EARLY STAGES• 2 WEEKS TO THE DEADLINE OF APPLICATIONS TO THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (I.E. 15.09.2016)• A FEW COMPANIES AND RESEARCH INSTUTES INVOLVED• ABOUT 30 MENTORS• PLANNED BUDGET OF ABOUT 12.5M PLN (C. $3.2M)• A FEW MVPS WILL BE CREATED FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS (ONLY); MOSTLY

FOLLOWING THE NEEDS OF THE MINISTRY FOR DIGITALISATION

BLOCKBANK

• INITIATIVE UNDERTAKEN DURING STARTUP WEEKEND WARSAW (WWW.SWWAW.COM)• 8 PERSONS INVOLVED• LEGALLY FEASIBLE (DEPENDING ON A DISCRETIONALLY DECISION OF A REGULATOR)• LEAN STARTUP APPROACH• BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN• FOR CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKET (COMPANIES AND USERS) AMONG OTHERS• HTTP://PREZI.COM/L72ZZJ8UM5BT/?UTM_CAMPAIGN=SHARE&UTM_MEDIUM=COPY&RC=

EX0SHARE

DIGITAL BONDS AND SHARES ON BLOCKCHAIN

• INITIATIVE OF TWO UK-REGISTERED COMPANIES IN COOPERATION WITH AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF ETHEREUM ENTHUSIASTS (SWITZERLAND)

• IDEA OF ISSUING SHARES AND CORPORATE BONDS ON BLOCKCHAIN• SOME LEGAL RESTRAINTS HAVE TO BE OVERCOME FIRST IN ORDER TO MAKE

IT HAPPEN LEGALLY IN POLAND