[kictanet] Overview of Blockchain

[Elizabeth Rossiello]

Yes - there are many many use cases for a blockchain / decentralized
ledger.

The financial sector is usually the first to take in a technology because
margins are high and there is room for disruption -- plus the market sizes
are usually larger...but here are two of the many other use cases (run by
female founders!):

Everledger <http://www.everledger.io/> is a South-African/UK company with
deep experience in gem certification that uses hi-tech photography to
record unique identities of diamonds, search databases for their
authenticity, then use the bitcoin blockchain to store a "smart contract"
forever...so that no two people can "own" the same diamond.  This also will
unlock these diamonds for insurance and asset-financing.

Stem <https://stem.is/> is a US team that were Music Producers and Managers
and is creating a way to put copywritten information on the bitcoin
blockchain to unlock revenue streams




On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Tony White <tony.mzungu at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Elizabeth.  That's a very interesting report - especially the
> (rather small) section on non-financial uses of blockchain technology.
> My take on this is that the technology would prove useful wherever
> transactions need to be securely recorded to the satisfaction of
> multiple parties.
>
> The scope of opportunity here is immense. Time to dig out the K&R book...
> ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Tony
>
> On 18/07/2016, Elizabeth Rossiello via kictanet
> <kictanet at gw.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> > Hello All
> >
> > Here is a great overview of the different parts of the Global Financial
> > Sector and how they are investing, experimenting, rejecting or obsessing
> > over all things "blockchain."
> >
> > Good neutral view with pros, cons, costs and hurdles.
> >
> > Keep warm!
> > Elizabeth
> >
> > --
> > Elizabeth Rossiello
> > CEO and Co-Founder
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>
>
> --
> Tony White
>



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