1970s 1990s 2010s
“Bitcoin is a technological tour de force.” 
“It is better than currency.” 
- Bill Gates
“Bitcoin offers a sweeping vista of opportunity 
to reimagine how the financial system can and 
should work in the Internet era.” 
- Marc Andreesen, Netscape co-founder and VC
“I’m a big fan of Bitcoin.” 
- Al Gore, former US Vice President
“Bitcoin is a remarkable achievement and the 
ability to create something that is not duplicable 
in the digital world has enormous value.” 
- Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google
The Bitcoin Blockchain 
Block 1! 
50 bitcoins are issued to A 
Block 2! 
A sends 2 bitcoins to B 
A sends 4 bitcoins to C 
Block 3! 
B sends 1 bitcoin to C 
C sends 1.4 bitcoins to A 
Etc.
Card payment transaction fees: €125 Billion! 
! 
Card payment fraud cost: €80 Billion
Bitcoin is 
Money for the 
Internet
Bitcoin 
Payments Cost 
Less 5% 
4% 
3% 
Fees 
2% 
1% 
0% 
€ 0,20 
€ 0,16 
€ 0,12 
€ 0,08 
€ 0,04 
€ 0,00 
Traditional Payments 
Bitcoin
Regular 
Payments 
Block Dozens 
of Markets 
Traditional Payments
Bitcoin Knows 
No Borders 
Bitcoin
Bitcoin 
Payments Are 
Easier 
Steps to pay 
8 
7 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
0 
Traditional Payments 
Bitcoin
Ronald 
Receives 
Money Transfers 
in Uganda 
Fees 
9% 
8% 
7% 
6% 
5% 
4% 
3% 
2% 
1% 
0% 
€ 0,20 
€ 0,18 
€ 0,16 
€ 0,13 
€ 0,11 
€ 0,09 
€ 0,07 
€ 0,04 
€ 0,02 
€ 0,00 
Traditional Transfers 
Bitcoin
Bitcoin can save 
€160 Billion! 
per year 
And financially include 
50%! 
of the global adult 
population
Renato 
Crowdfunds His 
Coffee Trading 
Business 
Self-enforcing 
Bitcoin 
Blockchain 
Contracts
Company shares 
0.00000001 bitcoin 
Wallet 
Share A
Contract 
Coffee price 
100% 
Coffee price 
50%
Digital Winners 2014: Lasse Birk Olesen, Coinify

Digital Winners 2014: Lasse Birk Olesen, Coinify

  • 1.
  • 2.
    “Bitcoin is atechnological tour de force.” “It is better than currency.” - Bill Gates
  • 3.
    “Bitcoin offers asweeping vista of opportunity to reimagine how the financial system can and should work in the Internet era.” - Marc Andreesen, Netscape co-founder and VC
  • 4.
    “I’m a bigfan of Bitcoin.” - Al Gore, former US Vice President
  • 5.
    “Bitcoin is aremarkable achievement and the ability to create something that is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value.” - Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google
  • 6.
    The Bitcoin Blockchain Block 1! 50 bitcoins are issued to A Block 2! A sends 2 bitcoins to B A sends 4 bitcoins to C Block 3! B sends 1 bitcoin to C C sends 1.4 bitcoins to A Etc.
  • 7.
    Card payment transactionfees: €125 Billion! ! Card payment fraud cost: €80 Billion
  • 8.
    Bitcoin is Moneyfor the Internet
  • 9.
    Bitcoin Payments Cost Less 5% 4% 3% Fees 2% 1% 0% € 0,20 € 0,16 € 0,12 € 0,08 € 0,04 € 0,00 Traditional Payments Bitcoin
  • 10.
    Regular Payments BlockDozens of Markets Traditional Payments
  • 11.
    Bitcoin Knows NoBorders Bitcoin
  • 12.
    Bitcoin Payments Are Easier Steps to pay 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Traditional Payments Bitcoin
  • 13.
    Ronald Receives MoneyTransfers in Uganda Fees 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% € 0,20 € 0,18 € 0,16 € 0,13 € 0,11 € 0,09 € 0,07 € 0,04 € 0,02 € 0,00 Traditional Transfers Bitcoin
  • 14.
    Bitcoin can save €160 Billion! per year And financially include 50%! of the global adult population
  • 15.
    Renato Crowdfunds His Coffee Trading Business Self-enforcing Bitcoin Blockchain Contracts
  • 16.
    Company shares 0.00000001bitcoin Wallet Share A
  • 17.
    Contract Coffee price 100% Coffee price 50%