VF2018: Blockchain for good - starting with the why (Kevin Hadrill, Northern Block)

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Dec. 07, 2018

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Blockchain for Good
Starting with the Why
Decentralization, product/market fit and the law

Privacy coins
Prediction markets
Censorship-resistant file storage
Decentralized corporations
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VF2018: Blockchain for good - starting with the why (Kevin Hadrill, Northern Block)

Dec. 07, 2018

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Northern Block is a full-stack blockchain service shop and more. The company’s mission is to help clients launch blockchain applications that real customers will use. Northern Block understands that new blockchain-based products mean new business models. Northern Block is here to build those models and into adoption. Northern Block is fully committed to client projects and consistently go the extra mile to ensure products are performant and meet a high standard of quality to be production-ready. Northern Block creates real, viable business models. For more information, visit the company's website at www.northernblock.ca.

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Northern Block is a full-stack blockchain service shop and more. The company’s mission is to help clients launch blockchain applications that real customers will use. Northern Block understands that new blockchain-based products mean new business models. Northern Block is here to build those models and into adoption. Northern Block is fully committed to client projects and consistently go the extra mile to ensure products are performant and meet a high standard of quality to be production-ready. Northern Block creates real, viable business models. For more information, visit the company's website at www.northernblock.ca.

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VF2018: Blockchain for good - starting with the why (Kevin Hadrill, Northern Block)

1. Blockchain for Good Starting with the Why Decentralization, product/market fit and the law
2. Privacy coins Prediction markets Censorship-resistant file storage Decentralized corporations Page 2
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4. Napster’s user growth may have been even more impressive than Snapchat’s legendary user growth in 2011 Page 5
5. What did file sharing users want? All the free music and movies they could get their hands on! Page 7
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10. The decentralized technologies that manage to become mainstream successful will be the ones that flirt with the boundary of the law. Page 12
11. Privacy coins Prediction markets Censorship-resistant file storage Decentralized corporations Page 13
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