Blockchain technology is poised to significantly impact IT audit functions and identity management. It allows for digital records and asset exchanges without intermediaries through distributed ledgers and smart contracts. Several industries are investing in blockchain implementations for applications like banking, supply chain, and healthcare. However, challenges include integrating the immature technology, determining its regulatory status, addressing concerns over control and privacy, and reducing its large energy usage. The document discusses how blockchain could streamline compliance while shifting identity management, and offers ways for IT auditors to engage with blockchain alliances and communities.
Making Blockchain Real for Business - Kathryn Harrison (IBM, Middle East and ...ideaport
Making Blockchain Real for Business - Kathryn Harrison (IBM, Middle East and Africa Payment and Blockchain Leader)
İçinde bulunduğumuz teknoloji çağının getirdikleri ile birlikte finans dünyasını yeni teknolojiler bekliyor. Bitcoin ve Blockchain teknolojisi bunların başında yer alıyor. Finans dünyasındaki tüm kuralları değiştirebilecek potansiyeli içinde barındıran bu iki teknolojiye olan ilgi her geçen gün artmakta. İstanbul Finans Derneği işbirliği ve Business Ankara medya sponsorluğunda düzenlenen etkinlikte, 'bitcoin' ve 'blockchain' teknolojileri gerek yazılım gerekse finansal boyutuyla ele alındı.
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31 Mart 2016
meet@ideaport | Finans Dünyasında Yeni Trend: Bitcoin ve Blockchain
These slides were presented at the International Scientific Conference of Business Economics Management and Marketing (ISCOBEMM 2019), September 5th - 6th 2019 in Prušánky – Nechory, Czech Republic.
It explains the concept of Blockchain which is going revolutionize the world economy. Blockchain is going to change money, business and thus the world.
At the 2017 NC Digital Government Summit, I gave a presentation to demystify Blockchain. The presentation explained what is blockchain, compared primitive trade to Burning Man -- and, highlighted the record and public key; then ended with specific use cases.
Unbundling Of Financial Services: The Blockchain(s) RevolutionGeorge Samuel Samman
This is a deck which talks about blockchain(s) and their use cases, It is based off of some o the best thought in the space and looks at why banking and financial services will be changed.
Making Blockchain Real for Business - Kathryn Harrison (IBM, Middle East and ...ideaport
Making Blockchain Real for Business - Kathryn Harrison (IBM, Middle East and Africa Payment and Blockchain Leader)
İçinde bulunduğumuz teknoloji çağının getirdikleri ile birlikte finans dünyasını yeni teknolojiler bekliyor. Bitcoin ve Blockchain teknolojisi bunların başında yer alıyor. Finans dünyasındaki tüm kuralları değiştirebilecek potansiyeli içinde barındıran bu iki teknolojiye olan ilgi her geçen gün artmakta. İstanbul Finans Derneği işbirliği ve Business Ankara medya sponsorluğunda düzenlenen etkinlikte, 'bitcoin' ve 'blockchain' teknolojileri gerek yazılım gerekse finansal boyutuyla ele alındı.
-
31 Mart 2016
meet@ideaport | Finans Dünyasında Yeni Trend: Bitcoin ve Blockchain
These slides were presented at the International Scientific Conference of Business Economics Management and Marketing (ISCOBEMM 2019), September 5th - 6th 2019 in Prušánky – Nechory, Czech Republic.
It explains the concept of Blockchain which is going revolutionize the world economy. Blockchain is going to change money, business and thus the world.
At the 2017 NC Digital Government Summit, I gave a presentation to demystify Blockchain. The presentation explained what is blockchain, compared primitive trade to Burning Man -- and, highlighted the record and public key; then ended with specific use cases.
Unbundling Of Financial Services: The Blockchain(s) RevolutionGeorge Samuel Samman
This is a deck which talks about blockchain(s) and their use cases, It is based off of some o the best thought in the space and looks at why banking and financial services will be changed.
Evaluating the potential of blockchain technology to radically transform business
[Feel free to download the presentation if you'd like to view it offline]
Eris Industries - American Banker presentation deck. Preston Byrne
Eris Industries' deck (and a recording of the talk) describing our view of where the blockchain space is going in the next couple of years. Any questions, ping Preston directly.
Its origins may be traced all the way back to the blockchain technology. There are decentralized blockchain networks. Blockchain technology is a wonderful innovation of the twenty-first century.
Nick Meyne Enterprise Architect - Capgemini
At Global Architecture Week 2015, we covered ‘Digital Currencies and Cash’ and their relevance to Tax and Welfare Authorities, concluding with the message: “It’s not about Bitcoin, it’s about the Blockchain”. Blockchain technology has the potential to enable a new mutually trusted, transparent way of sharing and transacting. In the UK Public Sector, Sir Mark Walport’s report Distributed Ledger Technology: beyond blockchain encouraged Government to assess its early use and potential. Meanwhile in the private sector, Blockchain FinTech excitement among start-ups and venture capitalists remained strong for a technology promised to be “like a whole new internet for value exchange”. But where are the real world use cases today? What is it that makes a use case more likely to succeed? In this talk, we will share and discuss a number of Capgemini examples.
Buckets of Permissioned, Permissionless, and Permissioned Permissionlessness ...Tim Swanson
This was first presented on July 20, 2015 at Infosys in Mysore, India with the Blockchain University team. It is a heavily modified version of a previous presentation covering the distributed ledger landscape. All citations and references can be found in the notes.
Exploring Blockchain Technology, Risks, and Emerging TrendsAmazon Web Services
Blockchain has become a hot topic for enterprises, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and regulatory bodies. Born from bitcoin in 2008, blockchain's promise of a distributed ledger has far greater implications than cryptocurrency. Companies are now beginning to understand its disruptive potential and are experimenting with its most promising applications. But, few companies have asked the more fundamental question: Are we ready to adopt a shared public database for financial transactions? In this session, we cover the concepts of blockchain and use cases in the enterprise. We also demonstrate blockchain in use and show how to implement it using AWS services.
Speaker: Anand Iyer, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS
Blockchain law and governance: General Conclusion -- Milan, October 2019Tony Lai
Slides for a presentation given by Tony Lai to conclude the conference on Blockchain Law and Governance – Good for All: Towards a Paradigm Shift, at the Università degli Studi di Milano, on October 26th, 2019. https://apps.unimi.it/web/eventi/resources/external/uploaded/3853_555.pdf
Blockchain Developments is building a comprehensive solution for Supply chain, Politics, Decentralized currency, Financial Technology, Healthcare, Infrastructure, and other business verticals. Read our blockchain case studies and use cases of successful implementations of blockchain development solutions for our various clients.
Traceability of components of products - from food to fashion - is central to the promise of using blockchain to organize and operationalize data from the web of supply chains. How would traceability bring value? How do blockchain and smart contracts work? And how would these foster traceability? What has been done so far in this regard? What issues and tensions affect adoption of traceability, whether by blockchain or other means? This webinar examines blockchain and the role it plays in supply chain by providing traceability.
To view the accompanying webinar, go to: https://www.financialpoise.com/financial-poise-webinars/blockchain-and-supply-chain-2021/
Get Rich with Blockchain & Cryptocurrencykeerthi678722
Another year has passed and virtual currency and other blockchain-based digital
assets continue to attract the attention of policymakers across the globe. A lack of
consistency in how policymakers are addressing concerns raised by the technology
is a major challenge for legal professionals who practice in this area.
This was first presented on July 22, 2015 at Infosys in Mysore, India with the Blockchain University team. All citations and references can be found in the notes.
Impact of Blockchain on IT AuditBlockchain Techn.docxsheronlewthwaite
Impact of Blockchain on IT Audit
Blockchain Technology Overview
Three Levels of Blockchain, Tokens
Alliances and Industry Adoption
Smart Contracts
Identity Management
Criticism and Challenges
Impact on the IT Audit Function
Learning and Engagement
Agenda
*
Blockchain technology is a digital innovation that is poised to significantly alter financial markets within the next few years, within a cryptographic ecosystem that has the potential to also significantly impact trusted computing activities and therefore cybersecurity concerns as a whole.
Blockchain Overview
.
*
How many of you:
Have heard of bitcoins?
Own cryptocurrency?
Feel you understand the underlying blockchain technology?
Feel you can summarize for us the benefits of the “trust economy”?
Are involved in projects that involve blockchain technology implementation or related activities?
Student Exposure
*
Where It All Started
Blockchain technology was first introduced in a whitepaper entitled: “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008.
No reliance on trust
Digital signatures
Peer-to-peer network
Proof-of-work
Public history of transactions
Honest, independent nodes control majority of CPU computing power
Nodes vote with CPU computing power
Rules and incentives enforced through consensus mechanism
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
*
Cryptocurrency Summarized
Bitcoin was the first digital, i.e., cryptocurrency
A maximum of 21 million Bitcoins can be generated
Just as with real world mining, energy must be invested to solve complex mathematical problems by which systems earn Bitcoins
https://www.cryptocoincharts.info/coins/info claims to be indexing 4,220 cryptocurrencies
Most circulated: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin
*
The Technology Behind Bitcoin
Think of Bitcoin as an electronic asset (as well as a digital currency)
A network of computers keeps track of Bitcoin payments, and adds them to an ever-growing list of all the Bitcoin payments that have been made, called “The Bitcoin Blockchain”
The file that contains data about all the Bitcoin transactions is often called a “ledger”
Bitcoin value is created through transaction processing, referred to as “mining,” which is performed by distributed processors called “nodes” of the peer-to-peer network
A Gentle Introduction to Bitcoin by Antony Lewis, https://bravenewcoin.com/assets/Reference-Papers/A-Gentle-Introduction/A-Gentle-Introduction-To-Bitcoin-WEB.pdf
*
Mining Evolution
Mining is the process whereby value is created through transaction processing that occurs on nodes of the network.
In 2009, one could mine 200 Bitcoins with a personal, home computer. In 2015, it would take about 98 years to mine just 1 Bitcoin.
Today there is almost no money to be made through traditional home mining.
ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) has been designed strictly for mining Bitcoins.
Groups of miners have formed mining pools, with each being paid their relati ...
Evaluating the potential of blockchain technology to radically transform business
[Feel free to download the presentation if you'd like to view it offline]
Eris Industries - American Banker presentation deck. Preston Byrne
Eris Industries' deck (and a recording of the talk) describing our view of where the blockchain space is going in the next couple of years. Any questions, ping Preston directly.
Its origins may be traced all the way back to the blockchain technology. There are decentralized blockchain networks. Blockchain technology is a wonderful innovation of the twenty-first century.
Nick Meyne Enterprise Architect - Capgemini
At Global Architecture Week 2015, we covered ‘Digital Currencies and Cash’ and their relevance to Tax and Welfare Authorities, concluding with the message: “It’s not about Bitcoin, it’s about the Blockchain”. Blockchain technology has the potential to enable a new mutually trusted, transparent way of sharing and transacting. In the UK Public Sector, Sir Mark Walport’s report Distributed Ledger Technology: beyond blockchain encouraged Government to assess its early use and potential. Meanwhile in the private sector, Blockchain FinTech excitement among start-ups and venture capitalists remained strong for a technology promised to be “like a whole new internet for value exchange”. But where are the real world use cases today? What is it that makes a use case more likely to succeed? In this talk, we will share and discuss a number of Capgemini examples.
Buckets of Permissioned, Permissionless, and Permissioned Permissionlessness ...Tim Swanson
This was first presented on July 20, 2015 at Infosys in Mysore, India with the Blockchain University team. It is a heavily modified version of a previous presentation covering the distributed ledger landscape. All citations and references can be found in the notes.
Exploring Blockchain Technology, Risks, and Emerging TrendsAmazon Web Services
Blockchain has become a hot topic for enterprises, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and regulatory bodies. Born from bitcoin in 2008, blockchain's promise of a distributed ledger has far greater implications than cryptocurrency. Companies are now beginning to understand its disruptive potential and are experimenting with its most promising applications. But, few companies have asked the more fundamental question: Are we ready to adopt a shared public database for financial transactions? In this session, we cover the concepts of blockchain and use cases in the enterprise. We also demonstrate blockchain in use and show how to implement it using AWS services.
Speaker: Anand Iyer, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS
Blockchain law and governance: General Conclusion -- Milan, October 2019Tony Lai
Slides for a presentation given by Tony Lai to conclude the conference on Blockchain Law and Governance – Good for All: Towards a Paradigm Shift, at the Università degli Studi di Milano, on October 26th, 2019. https://apps.unimi.it/web/eventi/resources/external/uploaded/3853_555.pdf
Blockchain Developments is building a comprehensive solution for Supply chain, Politics, Decentralized currency, Financial Technology, Healthcare, Infrastructure, and other business verticals. Read our blockchain case studies and use cases of successful implementations of blockchain development solutions for our various clients.
Traceability of components of products - from food to fashion - is central to the promise of using blockchain to organize and operationalize data from the web of supply chains. How would traceability bring value? How do blockchain and smart contracts work? And how would these foster traceability? What has been done so far in this regard? What issues and tensions affect adoption of traceability, whether by blockchain or other means? This webinar examines blockchain and the role it plays in supply chain by providing traceability.
To view the accompanying webinar, go to: https://www.financialpoise.com/financial-poise-webinars/blockchain-and-supply-chain-2021/
Get Rich with Blockchain & Cryptocurrencykeerthi678722
Another year has passed and virtual currency and other blockchain-based digital
assets continue to attract the attention of policymakers across the globe. A lack of
consistency in how policymakers are addressing concerns raised by the technology
is a major challenge for legal professionals who practice in this area.
This was first presented on July 22, 2015 at Infosys in Mysore, India with the Blockchain University team. All citations and references can be found in the notes.
Impact of Blockchain on IT AuditBlockchain Techn.docxsheronlewthwaite
Impact of Blockchain on IT Audit
Blockchain Technology Overview
Three Levels of Blockchain, Tokens
Alliances and Industry Adoption
Smart Contracts
Identity Management
Criticism and Challenges
Impact on the IT Audit Function
Learning and Engagement
Agenda
*
Blockchain technology is a digital innovation that is poised to significantly alter financial markets within the next few years, within a cryptographic ecosystem that has the potential to also significantly impact trusted computing activities and therefore cybersecurity concerns as a whole.
Blockchain Overview
.
*
How many of you:
Have heard of bitcoins?
Own cryptocurrency?
Feel you understand the underlying blockchain technology?
Feel you can summarize for us the benefits of the “trust economy”?
Are involved in projects that involve blockchain technology implementation or related activities?
Student Exposure
*
Where It All Started
Blockchain technology was first introduced in a whitepaper entitled: “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008.
No reliance on trust
Digital signatures
Peer-to-peer network
Proof-of-work
Public history of transactions
Honest, independent nodes control majority of CPU computing power
Nodes vote with CPU computing power
Rules and incentives enforced through consensus mechanism
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
*
Cryptocurrency Summarized
Bitcoin was the first digital, i.e., cryptocurrency
A maximum of 21 million Bitcoins can be generated
Just as with real world mining, energy must be invested to solve complex mathematical problems by which systems earn Bitcoins
https://www.cryptocoincharts.info/coins/info claims to be indexing 4,220 cryptocurrencies
Most circulated: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin
*
The Technology Behind Bitcoin
Think of Bitcoin as an electronic asset (as well as a digital currency)
A network of computers keeps track of Bitcoin payments, and adds them to an ever-growing list of all the Bitcoin payments that have been made, called “The Bitcoin Blockchain”
The file that contains data about all the Bitcoin transactions is often called a “ledger”
Bitcoin value is created through transaction processing, referred to as “mining,” which is performed by distributed processors called “nodes” of the peer-to-peer network
A Gentle Introduction to Bitcoin by Antony Lewis, https://bravenewcoin.com/assets/Reference-Papers/A-Gentle-Introduction/A-Gentle-Introduction-To-Bitcoin-WEB.pdf
*
Mining Evolution
Mining is the process whereby value is created through transaction processing that occurs on nodes of the network.
In 2009, one could mine 200 Bitcoins with a personal, home computer. In 2015, it would take about 98 years to mine just 1 Bitcoin.
Today there is almost no money to be made through traditional home mining.
ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) has been designed strictly for mining Bitcoins.
Groups of miners have formed mining pools, with each being paid their relati ...
The Road Ahead: Strategic Overview on the Ethos Bedrock Enterprise-grade Bloc...Samuel Feintech
An overview of Ethos' path to bringing crypto to the masses through the Ethos Universal Wallet and how Ethos Bedrock API is being used to build a Fiat Gateway, Cryptocurrency Payment solution, Wealth Management, Banking and Exchange solutions.
This was presented August 8th, 2018 by Shingo Lavine during our Community Q&A.
Visit ethos.io for more information, download the Ethos Universal Wallet today!
The Road Ahead: Strategic Overview on the Ethos Bedrock Enterprise-grade Bloc...Shingo Lavine
An overview of Ethos' path to bringing crypto to the masses through the Ethos Universal Wallet and how Ethos Bedrock API is being used to build a Fiat Gateway, Cryptocurrency Payment solution, Wealth Management, Banking and Exchange solutions.
This was presented August 8th, 2018 by Shingo Lavine during our Community Q&A.
Visit ethos.io for more information, download the Ethos Universal Wallet today!
Exploring the tech and legal side of Blockchain. A peek behind the curtain of how it works. Presented by Susan Goldsmith and Ash Yadav at whartonclubnj event.
How to raise $100M for your healthcare startup via ICO: Breaking the myths of...VSee
Telehealth Failures & Secrets to Success Conference 2017 by VSee
Speaker: Danny Yang & Tim Swanson
CEO of BlockSeer & Director of Post Oak Labs
More info at: vsee.com/conference
Block chains and crypto currencies - introductionInitio
Objectives and knowledge sharing
• What is blockchain? Why should we care?
• Cryptography: Shared secrets and the Blockchain
• Protocols: What’s in those blocks ?!
• Ethereum
• Bitcoin
• Hyperledger
A short 101 on blockchain and cryptocurrencies - What is blockchain? How to get started investing in crypto? Tactical tips for keeping your investment secure. Presentation for Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Meetup at WeWork San Francisco, Oct 23 2017.
Block chain and Bitcoin. A blockchain is a data structure that makes it possible to create a digital ledger of transactions and share it among a distributed network of computers.
An introductory presentation discussing the basics of technology behind blockchain, cryptocurrency mining, and an attempt to value a cryptocurrency. Further discussion on altcoins, and a preview on ICOs.
Blockchain and BPM - Reflections on Four Years of Research and ApplicationsIngo Weber
In this keynote, delivered at the Blockchain Forum of BPM 2019, I summarized and reflected on research on BPM and blockchain over the last four years, including model-driven engineering, process execution, and analysis and process mining. I also covered selected use cases and applications, as well as recent insights on adoption. The keynote closed with a discussion of open research questions.
Levelwise PageRank with Loop-Based Dead End Handling Strategy : SHORT REPORT ...Subhajit Sahu
Abstract — Levelwise PageRank is an alternative method of PageRank computation which decomposes the input graph into a directed acyclic block-graph of strongly connected components, and processes them in topological order, one level at a time. This enables calculation for ranks in a distributed fashion without per-iteration communication, unlike the standard method where all vertices are processed in each iteration. It however comes with a precondition of the absence of dead ends in the input graph. Here, the native non-distributed performance of Levelwise PageRank was compared against Monolithic PageRank on a CPU as well as a GPU. To ensure a fair comparison, Monolithic PageRank was also performed on a graph where vertices were split by components. Results indicate that Levelwise PageRank is about as fast as Monolithic PageRank on the CPU, but quite a bit slower on the GPU. Slowdown on the GPU is likely caused by a large submission of small workloads, and expected to be non-issue when the computation is performed on massive graphs.
Learn SQL from basic queries to Advance queriesmanishkhaire30
Dive into the world of data analysis with our comprehensive guide on mastering SQL! This presentation offers a practical approach to learning SQL, focusing on real-world applications and hands-on practice. Whether you're a beginner or looking to sharpen your skills, this guide provides the tools you need to extract, analyze, and interpret data effectively.
Key Highlights:
Foundations of SQL: Understand the basics of SQL, including data retrieval, filtering, and aggregation.
Advanced Queries: Learn to craft complex queries to uncover deep insights from your data.
Data Trends and Patterns: Discover how to identify and interpret trends and patterns in your datasets.
Practical Examples: Follow step-by-step examples to apply SQL techniques in real-world scenarios.
Actionable Insights: Gain the skills to derive actionable insights that drive informed decision-making.
Join us on this journey to enhance your data analysis capabilities and unlock the full potential of SQL. Perfect for data enthusiasts, analysts, and anyone eager to harness the power of data!
#DataAnalysis #SQL #LearningSQL #DataInsights #DataScience #Analytics
06-04-2024 - NYC Tech Week - Discussion on Vector Databases, Unstructured Data and AI
Discussion on Vector Databases, Unstructured Data and AI
https://www.meetup.com/unstructured-data-meetup-new-york/
This meetup is for people working in unstructured data. Speakers will come present about related topics such as vector databases, LLMs, and managing data at scale. The intended audience of this group includes roles like machine learning engineers, data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, and PMs.This meetup was formerly Milvus Meetup, and is sponsored by Zilliz maintainers of Milvus.
Enhanced Enterprise Intelligence with your personal AI Data Copilot.pdfGetInData
Recently we have observed the rise of open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) that are community-driven or developed by the AI market leaders, such as Meta (Llama3), Databricks (DBRX) and Snowflake (Arctic). On the other hand, there is a growth in interest in specialized, carefully fine-tuned yet relatively small models that can efficiently assist programmers in day-to-day tasks. Finally, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures have gained a lot of traction as the preferred approach for LLMs context and prompt augmentation for building conversational SQL data copilots, code copilots and chatbots.
In this presentation, we will show how we built upon these three concepts a robust Data Copilot that can help to democratize access to company data assets and boost performance of everyone working with data platforms.
Why do we need yet another (open-source ) Copilot?
How can we build one?
Architecture and evaluation
Unleashing the Power of Data_ Choosing a Trusted Analytics Platform.pdfEnterprise Wired
In this guide, we'll explore the key considerations and features to look for when choosing a Trusted analytics platform that meets your organization's needs and delivers actionable intelligence you can trust.
Analysis insight about a Flyball dog competition team's performanceroli9797
Insight of my analysis about a Flyball dog competition team's last year performance. Find more: https://github.com/rolandnagy-ds/flyball_race_analysis/tree/main
Adjusting OpenMP PageRank : SHORT REPORT / NOTESSubhajit Sahu
For massive graphs that fit in RAM, but not in GPU memory, it is possible to take
advantage of a shared memory system with multiple CPUs, each with multiple cores, to
accelerate pagerank computation. If the NUMA architecture of the system is properly taken
into account with good vertex partitioning, the speedup can be significant. To take steps in
this direction, experiments are conducted to implement pagerank in OpenMP using two
different approaches, uniform and hybrid. The uniform approach runs all primitives required
for pagerank in OpenMP mode (with multiple threads). On the other hand, the hybrid
approach runs certain primitives in sequential mode (i.e., sumAt, multiply).