Johann Gevers - The Four Pillars of a Decentralized Society
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The Four Pillars of a Decentralized Society Johann Gevers Co-founder and CEO, Monetas johann@monetas.net
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The implications for global society of current technological trends—in particular, how new decentralized technologies are fundamentally transforming environmental, social, financial, economic, political, and military systems, and radically reshaping the global balance of power.
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The Four Pillars of a
Decentralized Society
Johann GeversCo-founder and CEO, Monetas
Types of Social Structures
CentralizedCommand & Control
DecentralizedPeer-to-Peer
Phase Shifts
Centr
aliz
ed s
oci
ety
Decentralized society
Decentralized society
The technology of trust.
A new era in human social evolution.
The Four Pillars of aDecentralized Society
1.Decentralized
Communications
2.Decentralized
Law
3.Decentralized
Production
4.Decentralized
Finance
The Four Pillars of a Decentralized Society
1. Decentralized Communications
2. Decentralized Law3. Decentralized Production4. Decentralized Finance
The financial system isa dynamic network of
contracts
Emergence of universal
contracting platforms
all types of financialand legal transactions
Features
Ease-of-useSecurityPrivacy
No need to trust third partiesOpen, interoperable, no lock-in
Instant settlementGlobal borderless payments and trade
…and all of this—virtually free
Implications for
Financial institutionsTelecommunications operators
Production systemsGovernments and Legal systems
Wealth creation
The Transformation
Coercive Monopolists become
Competing Service Providers
Customers win
A New Vision for a New Future
A decentralized, networked society
where people once again
have the power in their own hands
to live lives of their own choosing
in peace, freedom, and prosperity
