Creating the Killer Blockchain App
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Decentralize All Some Things
How decentralization and the blockchain can revolutionize our
world… …and how it can’t.
By Jeremy GardnerCofounder
@Disruptepreneur
Johnston’s Law: “Everything that can be decentralized,
will be decentralized.”Various suggestions I’ve received:
Decentralized Twitter, Tinder, Uber, Facebook
2014: The Year of Decentralization… or not.
@Disruptepreneur
Cellular mesh networks (e.g. FireChat in Hong Kong)
Ticket buying (no more StubHub!)Computer storage (e.g. Storj)Chatting softwareDatabasing (e.g. Factom) I would love to hear more!
But there are good, feasible decentralized technologies and systems!
@Disruptepreneur
Case Study in Decentralization
International educational nonprofit
Network of “Bitcoin Clubs” Sustained by corporate
donations
SWARM DCO
@CollegeCrypto
Chapters are autonomous
Everyone benefits from being a part of the network
Zero need for centralized authority Organization exists to provide assistance
and resources, not to control chapters
College Cryptocurrency Network
@CollegeCrypto
“Let’s use the bitcoin blockchain for banking!” –Said no banker ever.
“Blockchain without Bitcoin!” – Every banker
“Let’s use a blockchain inside our company to make things more efficient” — ‘Forward thinkers’
2015: The Year of the Blockchain
@Disruptepreneur
Where Blockchains May Work
@Disruptepreneur
Case Study in Use of Blockchains
Peer-to-peer Prediction Market PlatformDecentralization necessary
@AugurProject
@AugurProject
@AugurProject
Prediction markets must be liquid and global
Must be accessible Both in terms of currency used; And regulatory burden
Should not have a central point of failure, or single entity responsible for determining outcome of events
Ideally, uncensorable.
Augur
@AugurProject
@AugurProject