Hi Steemit,
As promised in my "introduceyourself" post, find below the current structure of my work. I am thrilled to read your feedbacks and comments, don't hesitate to leave a comment to tell me what to improve. Let's have a sound discussion about the blockchain topic
Have a wonderful week fellas!
Digipoulpe
“Blockchain as enabling technology for swiss companies: opportunities, limits and experiences”
Introduction
Blockchain, what is it, how does it work, introduction
Blockchain as currency
Characteristics of money
Medium of exchange
Measure of value
Store of value
Do blockchain based cryptocurrencies share these characteristics? (Bitcoin and Ether as examples)
Smart contracts
Contract theory -> theoretic part (information asymmetry, moral hazard, adverse selection, transaction costs) Definition “smart legal contracts” (blockchain law) and “smart contracts code” Possible applications
Accounting system
Double entry bookkeeping -> single joint register (“notarized”)
Agency problem in Audit with the use of blockchain based accounting system( Does the auditor work for the public or the manager who hired him)
Securing audit trails (save it in the blockchain)
Opportunities for swiss industries
Insurance (fraud, automatization of cash transfer, legal contracts,
Banking (payment, inter banks transfer, etc…)
Telecom (identification of smartphone, payments with your phone, connection of your mobile on any networks with autonomous brokering and contract generation) Blockchain as a verifier of transaction
Pharma (traceability of ingredients, manufactured drug and end product, prescription drug abuse)
Luxury goods (anti fake, ingredients traceability, etc…)
Agribusiness (smart farm, traceability of the products, labelling, etc…)
Durable goods (watches) (authenticity)
Construction (traceability of materials with IoT, anomalies tracking, keep history of the property)
Personal services (fraud)
Producer Manufacturing
Data Collection by SMI companies
Methodology (questionnaire) Questions Results Findings
Limitations
Security (public ledger, private ledger)
Energy
Size of blocks -> forking
Stability of blockchain based cryptocurrencies’ value through time (volatility, inflation, issuance,…)
Wide Adoption (big players, bureaucracy, legal framework, etc…)
Miners (validators) Interdependence with some progress in other technologies