Presented at the first Caribbean Blockchain Group meetup on 8 March 2018, - 3 major revolutions (Agricultural, Industrial, Robotics). Focussing mostly on the effects on productivity and connectivity. - Scarcity is explained and related to Blockchain. - Possible and current use cases of Blockchain are discussed. - Conversation with the audience (mostly from Curacao/Aruba) about how we could use the Blockchain tech to improve the current situation on Curacao. Please feel free to give me reach out to me about my presentation, tips are very welcome!

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REVOLUTIONS, SCARCITY,
AND BLOCKCHAIN IN BUSINESS
Luuk Weber
March 8, 2018

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Mayor
Economical
Revolutions
Scarcity
Use Cases
Posibilities for
Curaçao

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Economy = Allocation of Scarce recoures*
* Resources could be capital, but also time and energy
Productivity is the measure of output/unit of input
3 Economic Revolutions
Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Robotics Revolution
Leading Companies Are the Most Productive
Google, Amazon, Facebook
Blockchain improves productivity by
increasing the amount of trust in economic
transactions.

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Robotics Revolution has reached a point where growth in
productivity is slowing down.
Increases in productivity could reach 2 digits annually
again!
US increase in productivity of 0.7%
Germany in productivity of 0.4%
*Data from 2016 - Yardeni.com
Scarcity & Scalability
We need a new playing field, because we
have outgrown our traditional environment.

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*Data from 2016 -according to Yardeni.com
BLOCKCHAIN KEY ASPECTS
Security
Privacy
Transparancy and Integrity
Trust
Distribution &
Decentralization

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Use Cases
Blockchain and Payment
E-commerce, International Transfers, Cryptocurrency
- Cut costs
- Increase trust
- Streamline processes
Ripple

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Use Cases
Marketing and Advertisement
With the big influence of social media the marketing industry has seen big
changes.
BIG DATA RULES
PROBLEM: Many middle man, controlled data, fraud bots
SOLUTION: Transparency and efficiency through decentralization
-> More trust, better ads, Increased power end receivers
STEEMIT

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Use Cases
Blockchain and Supplychain
Economies and markets more connected
PROBLEM: Too much information to track it all
SOLUTION: Permanent history of products
-> Reducing cost, greater insight in production and maintanance
Honest information creates fair markets!
Factom

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Use Cases
Accounting -> Disclose financial system on to a
decentralized ledger, will make the data safe and
complete
Business Intelligence -> Improve security and decrease
dependency on central entitites
Utility -> Smart collection and distribution of energy and
water
Healthcare -> Improved distribution of information and
medicine
HR -> Improved job market, more trust and better fit

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Use Cases
Blockchain has proven to be a very potent technology.
But be aware, don’t blockchain everything!

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BLOCKCHAIN FOR
CURACAO
Problem?
What perks do we need to fix it?
Does Blockchain have these perks?
Please feel free to come up with your ideas!
Security
Privacy
Transparancy and Integrity
Trust
Distribution &
Decentralization

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REVOLUTIONS, SCARCITY
AND BLOCKCHAIN IN BUSINESS
Luuk Weber
March 8, 2018