Mayank Jain gave a presentation on blockchain technology. He is the Head of Outreach for cofound.it, an organization based in Slovenia that advises and invests in blockchain startups. The presentation covered what blockchain is, examples of blockchain projects including cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications, when it makes sense to use blockchain technology, and examples of Indian blockchain startups.

1. Presents
Mayank Jain
cofound.it - Head of Outreach (India)
Introduction to Blockchain

2. About me (aka firesofmay)
๏ I'm Mayank Jain (Based in Pune).
๏ I'm a Software Engineer.
๏ Previously at Helpshift for 5yrs.
๏ Currently at cofound.it as the Head
of Outreach (India).
@firesofmay
linkedin.com/in/firesofmay/
mayank@cofound.it

3. What is cofound.it?
Based in Slovenia Advice blockchain
startups
Seed-round and
follow on
investments in
return for equity

4. Examples of cofound.it projects

5. Live Visual Demo of Blockchain
https://anders.com/blockchain/hash.html
https://anders.com/blockchain/public-private-keys/

6. When to use a blockchain?
1. Need to go from Centralised to Decentralised
2. Hostile environment i.e. untrusted participants.
3. To increase inefficiency by removing intermediaries

7. Some Blockchain Projects
World Computer Cryptocurrency Digital identity
Currency Backed
by USD
Privacy focused currency Currency for IOT Devices

8. Some Blockchain Projects
Decentralised
Prediction Marketplace
Run your own online
Smart Contract Casino
Rent your computer for
decentralised computation
Decentralised cloud
file storage
Decentralized ad-network
Governance of
Decentralised organizations

9. Some examples of Indian Blockchain
Startups
Startereum

13. Further Reading:
• Blockchain Demo Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_160oMzblY8
• Blockchain Demo Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIDL_akeras
• Do you need a blockchain? - https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/375.pdf
@firesofmay linkedin.com/in/firesofmay/mayank@cofound.it
Thank you