Commercializing blockchain: strategic applications in the real world

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
 Crypto Investment......Page 15
 Blockchain Leadership......Page 16
About the Contributors......Page 17
Foreword by Damien Moore......Page 23
Foreword by Paolo Tasca......Page 25
Preface......Page 29
 Commercializing Blockchain......Page 31
 Who Will Benefit from Reading Commercializing Blockchain?......Page 32
  History of ASG......Page 33
  ASG Challenges and Pain Points......Page 35
 Blockchain Technology Definition......Page 37
  The ‘Trustless’ World......Page 38
 Blockchain has Five Important Characteristics......Page 40
  2. Blockchain for Transparency......Page 41
  3. Blockchain for Security......Page 42
  5. Blockchain for Efficiency......Page 43
 Blockchain Regulation and Global Trade......Page 44
  Blockchain Theory for Good......Page 59
  Blockchain and Diversity......Page 60
  Blockchain for New Business Models......Page 62
   Example: The DAO – Decentralized Autonomous Organization......Page 63
  Blockchain Is Not a Verb!......Page 64
Chapter 2 Types of Blockchain......Page 67
 Differences to a Database......Page 74
 Consensus and Blockchain......Page 75
 ASG Consensus Example......Page 85
 Current Blockchain and DLT Ecosystems......Page 86
 Current Blockchain and DLT Ecosystem Summary......Page 96
 Enterprise Blockchain and Trust......Page 97
 Why Use Enterprise Blockchain?......Page 98
 Where to Use Enterprise Blockchain Technology......Page 99
 Total Business Transformation Led by Blockchain Technology......Page 100
 Basics of an Enterprise Blockchain......Page 101
 Blockchain and ERP: The Future of the ‘Back Office’ – ERP 2.0......Page 102
  What Can Blockchain Add to ERP?......Page 103
  Blockchain and Analysis......Page 104
  How Blockchain Technology Can Transform Forecasting and Planning......Page 105
 Use Case: Blockchain and Intercompany......Page 106
 ASG Intercompany on Blockchain Example......Page 110
 Enterprise Blockchain Summary......Page 112
 Trust......Page 113
 Immutability......Page 114
 ‘Why Blockchain Will Be Transformative’: Looking at the History of Contracts through to Present Day Usage......Page 115
 New Business Models and Opportunities......Page 128
 MonoChain: A Blockchain Start‐Up Building the Circular Economy......Page 129
 A Fundamental Foundation: Marketplaces Built Using Blockchain Technology......Page 137
 Marketplace for Anything......Page 138
 Decentralized Utopia – Reality or Dream?......Page 139
  Example of a Service Marketplace: Replace Uber or Airbnb......Page 140
  Real Use Case: Blockchain Marketplace to Replace Uber – EVA......Page 141
 Summary......Page 142
Chapter 6 Where Can Blockchain Technology Be Applied?......Page 143
 The Retail and Supply Chain Industry......Page 144
  Identity Management......Page 145
  Gift Cards......Page 147
  ASG Gift Card Blockchain Example......Page 148
  Warranty Management and Refunds Management......Page 149
  Inventory Management and Returns Management......Page 150
  ASG Inventory on Blockchain Example......Page 151
  ASG Returns Blockchain Example......Page 152
 Supply Chain Industry (Including Brands, Consumer Products, and Manufacturers)......Page 153
  Global Shipping and Freight......Page 154
  Certification and Authentication......Page 155
  Traceability......Page 156
  Provenance......Page 157
 The Finance and Financial Services Industry......Page 158
 Blockchain Adoption: The User Interface......Page 191
  Smartphone as ID......Page 192
  Real Use Case: HTC Launches a Blockchain Smartphone in December 2018......Page 193
 Blockchain Adoption: The Understanding of Blockchain Technology......Page 194
 Blockchain Adoption: Daily Life Use Cases......Page 196
 Blockchain Adoption: Winning Business Models......Page 197
 History of Bitcoin......Page 199
  How Are Crypto Assets Classed?......Page 202
  ICOs Often Raise Money via Crypto......Page 204
  Why Use an ICO?......Page 205
  What to Look for in an ICO/STO......Page 206
  Tokens for Liquidity......Page 207
  Tokens for New Assets......Page 208
  Tokens Take Us Beyond Money......Page 209
 Benefits of Tokenization......Page 214
 Consensus......Page 215
 Governance......Page 216
 Solution Driven......Page 217
 Collaborate......Page 218
 Open‐Minded to Everything......Page 219
 Blockchain Best Practice Summary......Page 220
 Blockchain Is a Network Play......Page 221
   Mission and Vision......Page 222
  Real Use Case: UK Government APPG Blockchain......Page 223
 Blockchain Business Case......Page 224
 Benefits of Implementing Blockchain Technology......Page 225
  Efficiency Gains of Blockchain Technology......Page 226
  Revenue Growth with Blockchain Technology......Page 228
  New Business Growth Powered by Blockchain Technology......Page 230
 Blockchain Technology Benefits Realization......Page 232
  People and Process Transformation......Page 233
  Principles of Transformation......Page 234
 ASG Provenance Tracking Example......Page 236
 How to Commercialize Blockchain Summary......Page 238
 Change – Inertia of People......Page 241
 User’s Adoption......Page 242
 Standardization......Page 243
 The Control Structures Around the World aka “The 1%”......Page 244
 Regulations......Page 245
 Ignorance......Page 246
 Quantum and New Technology......Page 247
Chapter 12 Blockchain Is Better When Used with Existing and Other Emerging Technologies......Page 249
 How Blockchain, AI, and IoT Work in Harmony – ‘ABot’......Page 250
 Use Case: Emerging Technologies Working Together in Retail......Page 255
 Use Case: Waltonchain for Provenance......Page 256
 Use Case: Convergence of Blockchain, IoT, and AI for Successful Provenance Solutions......Page 257
 What Will Blockchain Technology Look Like in 2025?......Page 281
  The Circular Economy Powered by Blockchain......Page 284
 Use Case: Auto Industry and Blockchain Technology......Page 288
 Future of Blockchain – Paolo Tasca......Page 289
 Future of Blockchain – Chris Wing......Page 292
 Future of Blockchain – Nikhil Vadgama......Page 293
 Future of Blockchain – Peter Bambridge......Page 294
 Future of Blockchain – Areiel Wolanow......Page 295
 Future of Blockchain – Vikram Kimyani......Page 297
 Future of Blockchain Summary......Page 298
Chapter 14 Use Cases in Real World – 2019 Highlights......Page 299
 Financial Transactions......Page 300
  Financial Transactions Benefits and Outcomes......Page 301
  Financial Transactions Examples......Page 302
 Cryptocurrencies......Page 303
  Tokenization Examples......Page 304
 Identity Management......Page 306
  Identity Management Examples......Page 307
  Loyalty Benefits and Outcomes......Page 310
 Gift Cards......Page 311
  Gift Cards Benefits and Outcomes......Page 312
  Warranty Management Benefits and Outcomes......Page 313
  Warranty Management Examples......Page 314
  Refunds Management Benefits and Outcomes......Page 316
  Refunds Management Examples......Page 317
  Global Shipping and Freight Benefits and Outcomes......Page 318
  Global Shipping and Freight Examples......Page 320
 Improved Sourcing and Procurement......Page 321
 Certification and Authentication......Page 322
  Certification and Authentication Examples......Page 323
  Inventory Management Benefits and Outcomes......Page 325
 Traceability......Page 326
  Traceability Benefits and Outcomes......Page 327
  Traceability Examples......Page 328
 Provenance......Page 330
  Provenance Examples......Page 331
  Counterfeit Products Benefits and Outcomes......Page 333
  Counterfeit Products Examples......Page 334
 About the RBC......Page 337
 Get Involved – Join the Executive forum......Page 338
Index......Page 341
EULA......Page 355