The document discusses decentralization as a new business paradigm, focusing on blockchain technology, Ethereum, and smart contracts. It highlights the potential applications and challenges of these technologies, emphasizing the need for businesses to adapt to these advancements. David Siegel's insights and experiences are also mentioned, showcasing the transformative impact of blockchain on various industries.

1. Decentralization is the new paradigm for business.
Resilience
Agility
Autonomy
Business Agility Workshop

2. Introduction What are smart contracts?
What are distributed apps?
What is Ethereum?
What is the blockchain?
What is Ether?
What is Bitcoin?
Blockchain and Ethereum
Cryptolaw
What are the applications?
What are the challenges?
What should we do?
What are the threats?

3. Ethereum turns the Internet
into the world’s most powerful
computer. By the end of this
year, you will need to know
and do something about it.”
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- David Siegel
David's presentation on Blockchain was the finest I've seen. I
learned more in 90 minutes than in the previous three months.
- Thomas Power

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Blockchain and Ethereum
By David Siegel

5. 2016: This is what a bank looks like.2016: This is what a bank looks like.

6. 2020: This is what a bank looks like.2020: This is what a bank looks like.

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What is Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is the world’s largest distributed-computing
project, with over 1,000 times the computing power
of the world’s fastest supercomputer.

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What is The Blockchain?
Blockchain computers
assemble worldwide
transactions into a
permanent record
stored on the network.
Blockchain computers
assemble worldwide
transactions into a
permanent record
stored on the network.

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What is Ethereum?
Ethereum lets us run programs on
that network. It is the operating
system for the world computer.

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A smart contract is software that runs on
every computer in the Ethereum network.
It is unambiguous, can transfer asset
ownership, and the results are recorded
by all nodes in the network.
It may be made up of subcontracts and
have unknown dependencies. It cannot
be revoked except according to
predetermined conditions.
What Are Smart Contracts?

11. Smart Contract Example

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What are the Applications?

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Developers with
custom tools …
Storage and retrieval …
BlockApps
Tendermint
What are the Applications?
BitCongress
Governance …

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Cryptolabs …
A private cryptolab with
40+ banks participating
What are the Applications?
Investment …
Accounting …

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Supply-chain transparency and
chain-of-custody …
Prediction markets …
Internet of Things …
What are the Applications?
Smart contracts …

16. What Should we do?
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