Digital Currencies: a Challenge for Luxembourg Financial Sector? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Digital Currencies: a Challenge for Luxembourg Financial Sector? - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Digital Currencies: a Challenge for Luxembourg Financial Sector? Fintech APSI Day 26 th March by Chris Marcilla Head of Virtual Currencies Working Group The Tree that hides the Forest Blockchain Sidechain Smart Contracts Blockchain 2.0
The Tree that hides the Forest
Blockchain Secure Sidechain Private Fast Blockchain 2.0 Remittances Transparent Smart Contracts Authentication Storage Value Cash-like 2
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Satoshi Nakamoto, Founder of Bitcoin VOLATILITY NO CENTRAL AUTHORITY
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TECHNOLOGY
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What is Bitcoin?
PEER TO PEER OPEN SOURCE DECENTRALIZED NO CENTRAL CONTROL
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What is Bitcoin?
EVERY TRANSACTION IS RECORDED IN A PUBLIC LEDGER:
‘THE BLOCKCHAIN’
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How does work a bitcoin transaction?
Address AAA Address BBB 5 BTC 2 BTC
AAA = 5 BTC BBB = 2 BTC
JOHN MARY
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How does work a bitcoin transaction?
Address AAA Address BBB 5 BTC 2 BTC
AAA = 5 BTC BBB = 2 BTC
JOHN MARY Pushing Transaction 3 BTC COMPETITION VALIDATION 10’ REWARD
MINING
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How does work a bitcoin transaction?
Address AAA Address BBB 5 BTC 2 BTC
AAA = 5 BTC BBB = 2 BTC
JOHN MARY Pushing Transaction 3 BTC COMPETITION VALIDATION 10’ REWARD
MINING
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How does work a bitcoin transaction?
Address AAA Address BBB 2 BTC 5 BTC
AAA = 2 BTC BBB = 5 BTC
JOHN MARY Group Consensus Validation
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bitcoin is SCARCE
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bitcoin is DIVISIBLE
100 cents 100 000 000 Satoshis
Minimum Transaction = Less than 1 cent
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bitcoin is TRANSPORTABLE
Small or no Fee Anywhere Real time
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bitcoin is FUNGIBLE
History of every bitcoin is public
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bitcoin is NOT ANONYMOUS
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Value Storage Value Transfer Payments Privacy Instantaneous Free
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Digital Currencies for Banks
Today 2-4 days 3-5 seconds CROSS-BORDERS TRANSFERS IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR?
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Digital Currencies for Funds
SMART CONTRACTS SECURITIES CREATION CUSTODY DISTRIBUTION
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Why 100 k Merchants Accept Bitcoin?
COST SAVINGS RISK ELIMINATION GLOBAL REACH HIGH FEES FRAUD & CHARGEBACKS CROSS BORDER INTERCHANGE NEW CUSTOMERS CUSTOMER CAN DISPUTE
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Hedging bitcoin Volatility
OTC REGULATED MARKETS FORWARDS, SWAPS AND FUTURES UP TO 2 YEARS
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Bitcoin Regulation
FEB 2014 : CSSF IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS FEB 2015 : BITLICENSE PUBLISHED MAR 2015 : REGULATION TO COME
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GAMES OF THRONES
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Source: Pantera Capital
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$ 260.0
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Digital Photography in 1995
Digital Photography in 1995
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Services Digitization
41 Billions 10 Billions 10 Billions 10 Billions
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Who wants to be Uber-ized?
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THANK YOU.
@chris_marcilla
Thanks to:
Virtual Currencies Working Group
Contact: cmarcilla@accm.lu
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