The document provides an overview of the state of the blockchain industry as of December 2018, highlighting its significance beyond cryptocurrencies, with a focus on its application in the Internet of Things (IoT). It identifies key trends, opportunities across various sectors, and potential challenges such as performance and scalability. The document emphasizes the anticipated growth of blockchain's business value and its increasing integration within various industries, projecting a substantial market impact by 2030.

1. State of
Industry:
BlockchainDecember 2018
Kyle Ellicott
@kyleellicott @readwritelabs

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4. Blockchain

5. Blockchain is NOT
Bitcoin
Blockchain is NOT
Crypto

6. What Is
Blockchain
An open, distributed ledger that can record
transactions between two parties efficiently and in a
verifiable and permanent way
• Transaction ledgers
• Consensus-driven
• Decentralized
• Trustless
• Secured by cryptography
• Can be made public

7. Why
Blockchain?
• Transparency
• Trust
• Transactions
• Smart Contracts

8. Blockchain
Is Now
IDC further confirms Blockchain's impact on IoT
stating that, by 2019, as IoT adoption grows in major
industry, government, and consumer sectors, 20% of
all IoT deployments will have basic levels of
Blockchain services enabled.

9. Blockchain Is
Everywhere.
According to Gartner business value-add of
blockchain will grow to slightly more than $176 billion
by 2025, and then it will exceed $3.1 trillion by 2030.
• Blockchain is being experimented everywhere.
• Someone is trying to disrupt your space with
Blockchain.
• Is Blockchain right for you and your industry?
• Is it a Project vs. Product approach that is a winning
formula?

10. Blockchain Landscape
Summary
382
Companies/
Products
$17bn
In Funding
$30bn
In Value
Created

11. Part 1:
Blockchain
Landscape

15. Part 2:
Blockchain
Ecosystem
Landscape

16. Venture
& Crowd
Funding

17. Accelerator
/ Incubators

18. Media

20. Emerging Trends
• New business models created leveraging the technology
• Governments are getting involved beyond regulation
• Collaboration among market leaders
• Traditional enterprise infrastructure companies moving to support and provide
Blockchain services
• Improving infrastructure and paving the way for Apps revolution

21. Startup Areas of Opportunity
• Agriculture/Food Tech
• Government Tech (e-services, taxes, information, etc.)
• Education
• IP/Patents
• Retail
• Supply Chains around Food, Health, Cannabis, Pharmaceutical
• Transportation & Autonomous

22. What Are The
Blockers?
• Performance
• Scalability
• Complexity / technology
• Adoption
• Education
• Governance

23. Blockchain: The Winning Website
• How it Works
• Technology
• Roadmap
• Team & Advisors
• Whitepaper
• Token Sale
• Social Links

24. State of
Industry:
BlockchainDecember 2018
Kyle Ellicott
@kyleellicott @readwritelabs