You don't need Blockchain

Talk I gave at Mumbai edition of 50p, a Digital Payments conference by HasGeek.

Talk Proposal: https://50p.talkfunnel.com/building-reliable-payment-systems-2017/1-you-dont-need-blockchain

To see the GIF on slide 4 and the spaker notes, you can see the original presentation at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n_neRwyMFse-e82qNAgSJ1vsFjT3tvi6pEK4l2xX46Q/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

Transcript

1. Yo
   u
   don’t
   need
   blockchain*
   Nemo, @captn3m0
   

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2. Blockchain 101
   - Distributed public ledger
   - Prevents tampering (immutable)
   - Relies on consensus of majority to maintain the longest chain
   

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4. We aren’t there yet
   Credits: BlockShow
   

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5. Regulation
   

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6. Security
   

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7. Digitization
   

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8. Hype
   

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10. Do you need a blockchain?
    Do you need
    a Database?
    You don’t need a
    blockchain
    No
    Yes
    

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11. Do many
    people need
    to write to
    it?
    You don’t need a
    blockchain
    No
    Yes
    

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12. Guess what is this?
    

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13. Do these
    people trust
    each other?
    You don’t need a
    blockchain
    Yes
    No
    

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15. Do they have
    one person in
    common they
    trust?
    You don’t need a
    blockchain
    Yes
    No
    

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16. You may need a blockchain!
    

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