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 

Conclusion