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
2. Blockchain 101 - Distributed public ledger - Prevents tampering (immutable) - Relies on consensus of majority to maintain the longest chain
4. We aren’t there yet Credits: BlockShow
5. Regulation
6. Security
7. Digitization
8. Hype
10. Do you need a blockchain? Do you need a Database? You don’t need a blockchain No Yes
11. Do many people need to write to it? You don’t need a blockchain No Yes
12. Guess what is this?
13. Do these people trust each other? You don’t need a blockchain Yes No
15. Do they have one person in common they trust? You don’t need a blockchain Yes No
16. You may need a blockchain!