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Evolution Of Token Sales gbx.gi gsx.gi by Nic ick Cowan CEO History of Databases 2 Present Distributed and decentralized 2000s database Cloud Database Incentives to 1990s work correctly Centrally controlled


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by Nic ick Cowan CEO

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Evolution Of Token Sales

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1980’s

  • No Connectivity
  • Data stored on each

machine

1990’s

  • Connection through

the internet

  • Data stored on local

private databases

2000’s

  • Cloud Database
  • Centrally controlled
  • Expensive
  • Single point of failure
  • and exposure.

Present

  • Distributed and

decentralized database

  • Incentives to

work correctly

  • Secure and cost

effective

History of Databases

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A wants to transact value with B. The transaction is represented as a ‘block’. The block is broadcast to every party in the network. Those in the network approve that transaction is valid. The Block is then added to the chain, which provides a record

  • f transactions.

The value moves from A to B.

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Blockchain Basics

1 2 3 5 6 4

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Bro roadband Netw twork Social Med edia Netw etwork Blo Blockchain Netw twork

  • Increasing users

increases the value of existing users.

  • The Internet had a low

user base value.

  • As the internet grew

with more users, it grew in value to existing customers.

  • The more users present
  • n social media, the

more valuable for all users involved.

  • The value of the

network arises from the participants whom form part of it.

  • Decentralized

applications (dapps) are built using blockchain technology.

  • Each additional

application and user for a blockchain platform increases the value for existing users.

Evolution of Networks

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Mainstream Adoption

Sept 2008

Satoshi Nakamoto publishes Bitcoin Whitepaper.

Oct 2012

Bitpay reports having 1000 merchants accepting Bitcoin.

Aug 2014

Ethereum raises 18m USD in biggest crowdfunding campaign at the time.

March 2016

Japan recognised currencies like bitcoin to have ‘money like’ properties.

March 2017

Microsoft, JP Morgan, Toyota, Intel and others form the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance.

The Future

Regulation around token sales creates legitimacy and enables mainstream adoption.

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Gibraltar - DLT

6 The ‘Nine Principles’ require that a DLT firm must:

Act with honesty and integrity; Be fair, clear and not misleading; Maintain adequate financial and non- financial resources; Proper regard to risks to its business and customers; Protect of client assets and money when it is responsible for them; Have effective corporate governance arrangements; Maintain high security standards; Detect and disclose financial crime risks; Plans for the orderly and solvent winding down of its business.

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At At a a hig high lev level, , we can can ca cate tegorise three types of

  • f di

digital ass assets as as foll follows:

Medium of Exchange Digital Assets Utility Tokens Tokenised Securities

Digital assets can also serve as digital representations of tangible assets. There are also various other possible types of digital assets and more will undoubtedly emerge.

Token Types

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  • Te

Term rminology cha change ges with th de development: IC ICO, TG TGE, , IT ITS, IT ITO – Tok Token Sal Sale

  • The

The flex flexibility an and spe speed to mark arket of

  • f tok
  • ken sale

sales has has crea created a a fu fundamental cha change in in fun fund rais raising.

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Companies, esp specially st start up ups hav have gai gained un unprecedent new new for forms of

  • f fund

funding.

  • No
  • cla

claim on

  • n equ

quity, , bala balance she sheet, t, re revenues or

  • r PN

PNL of

  • f com

company.

What Is A Token Sale?

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A lo lot t of f new coins ar are ‘forked’ versions of existing coins. New Cry ryptocurrencies ar are cre reated on a a weekly basis. . Many new cry ryptocurr rrencies lac lack te technical l inn innovation or r a a us useful pur urpose, commonly known as ‘Shitc tcoins’

The Crypto Landscape

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Institutional grade token sale platform, based on best practices and good governance. Token issuers are guided through the rigorous listing process by Sponsors; experts in token sales. GBX Account holders can trade digital assets in a secure exchange environment. Whitelisted account holders gain access to token sales in the GBX Grid.

The GBX Approach

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Fully blockchain enabled by Q4 2018. License extension to enable trading of security tokens. Pathway from listing and trading initial token sales through to accessing funding via the traditional market issuance route.

GSX Moving Forward

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The Future

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National l Sta table le Coins Tokenized Economies Im Immutabili lity Eff fficiency

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