CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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CONTENTS 03 WELCOME 04 AGENDA 06 SPEAKERS 17
EXHIBITORS
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PRESS RELEASE FROM SMART DUBAI
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COMPANY PROFILE: GENESIS MINING
24 OUR EVENTS
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MOE LEVIN KEYNOTE EVENTS FOUNDER
Right now is a critical moment for Blockchain Technology - it is entering a crucial phase in its development and adoption. In the last twelve months this technology has seen a dramatic increase in visibility and experienced both the good and bad sides of the limelight: rising interest among corporations and investors, alongside more regulatory scrutiny, and uncertainty. It’s at this time, more than ever before, that the global community is needed to ensure a prosperous and well-balanced future for the technology. Keynote has been created to draw this community together, now ranging from enthusiasts to financial institutions, and to provide an open and hard-hitting forum for moving the conversation forward. Having been a part of the Bitcoin and Blockchain universe for several years, I’m truly excited about where these developments are going to take us in the coming years. At a time when the UK is gearing up to become the European hub for blockchain, it makes perfect sense to host a conference of this kind, to outline and define the technology that will effect and shape the future, and encourage people and organisations to begin thinking about their next steps. I look forward to supporting people and local organisations in their goals to take steps now to ensure the future success of this amazing technology.
Bitcoin and Blockchain are still in a nascent stage globally, and the UK is one of the first countries to actively take the next step and encourage its use. The UK plays a lead role in fostering innovation, and encouraging new processes and methods to build better financial technology; I believe the UK will set the stage for Blockchain adoption across Europe. It represents a massive value add for companies in Europe and globally, with a multi-billion-dollar new industry evolving over the next year or so alone. I see huge potential and growth in the FinTech space in the UK. The changes we are seeing in the Blockchain space are making waves across the world, and those changes will undoubtedly effect the region in the coming months and years. The UK is a cornucopia of incredible global businesses from remittances to insurance, financial investment advisories, and online trading. Many of these players will have to adapt at some point, and rather than wait for these changes to become mandatory or be forced to change, businesses and organisations have the opportunity to be proactive and create differentiation for themselves, if they commit to studying and investing in these new technologies now. During the conference’s short, but action agenda, you will meet and hear from the biggest names in the industry and powerful newcomers. They are the innovators, thought leaders and decision makers that ignite discussion and illuminate tomorrow’s landscape - they are a shortcut to the future. Be sure to take advantage of the unique opportunity to make new friends, grow your network and seek out synergies. And last, but not least, make your voice heard.
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A G E N DASU N DAY 0900 REGISTRATION
1350 INVESTMENT PANEL
1005 ANDREW LEE
DAN MOREHEAD PANTERA CAPITAL EDDY TRAVIA COINSILIUM CHANDLER GUO ANGEL INVESTOR ALEX SHELKOVNIKOV DELOITTE MATTHEW ROSZAK BLOQ ANDREW FILIPOWSKI TALLY CAPITAL
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PURSE.IO | CEO Lowering costs by using Crypotechnology
1020 GAVIN SMITH FIRST GLOBAL CREDIT | CEO Mainstream Market Access for Digital Currency Holders
1040 PAUL PUEY AIRBITZ | CEO The New Paradigm required for Blockchain Technology
1100 MARCO STRENG GENESIS MINING | CEO The Future of Mining
1120 BRIAN HOFFMAN OPENBAZAAR | CEO An Open Marketplace for all
1430 ROGER VER BITCOIN.COM | CEO
1450 BITCOIN PANEL: STATE OF THE UNION NIMROD LEHAVI SIMPLEX GEORGE KIKVADE BITFURY MICHAEL TERPIN BITANGELS HARRY YEH BINARY FINANCIAL MATTHEW ROSZAK BLOQ ROGER VER BITCOIN.COM
1530 JASON KING UNSUNG | FOUNDER Feeding the Homeless through Technology
1600 BRIAN CRAIN 1140 EDAN YAGO EPIPHYTE | CEO Instant Settlement for Trade and Transaction
1200 LUNCH 1330 MASSIMO MORINI BANCA IMI | HEAD OF INTEREST RATES What are financial markets expecting from cryptotech, really?
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MONAX | HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Building Blockchain Solutions
1620 JEREMY GARDNER AUGUR | CEO Decentralized Prediction Markets
1640 STELIAN BALTA DINAR DIRHAM | CEO The South East Asian Market
A G E N DAM O N DAY 0900 REGISTRATION
1230 PANEL: EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT & THE BLOCKCHAIN
1000 MICHAEL PERKLIN
EVA KAILI MEMBER OF E.U. PARLIMENT NICK WILLIAMSON CREDITS.VISION BRIAN DONEGAL DEPT. OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE ISLE OF MAN FABIAN VANDENREYDT SWIFT
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LEDGER LABS | HEAD OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES When things go wrong...
1020 MICHAEL MAINELLI Z/YEN GROUP | EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN The Impact and Potential of Blockchain
1300 LUNCH 1415 PANEL: BANKS AND
1040 MARIEKE FLAMENT CIRCLE | MANAGING DIRECTOR EU Changing Money Together
1100 JEFF GARZIK BLOQ | CEO Building Robust Blockchain Solutions
1120 DR. NOAH RAFORD & YOUNUS AL NASSER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SMART DUBAI OFFICE Crafting a Nation Wide Blockchain Strategy
1145 PANEL: LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY BRIAN KLIEN BAKER MARQUART VERONICA MCGREGOR GOODWIN ALEX SHELKOVNIKOV DELOITTE ESTEBAN VAN GOOR BAKER AND MCKENZIE AJIT TRIPATHI PWC
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY FERDINANDO AMETRANO INTESA SANPAOLO BANK ANTHONY MACEY BARCLAYS CHRIS BALLINGER TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES MARK HORNSBY ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
1500 JOHN MCAFEE TECH PIONEER Keynote Address
1530 JOHANN GEVERS MONETAS | CEO How to solve the scaling problem with compromising security
1600 DR JAMES SMITH ELLIPTIC | CEO Identifying Illicit Activity on the Blockchain
1620 ASHLEY TAYLOR CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER | CONSENSYS
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SPEAKERS
Full bios can be found at conference.bitcoin.com
JOHN MCAFEE MCAFEE, FOUNDER John McAfee is a world-famous technologist, CEO, computer scientist, civil disobedience activist, privacy advocate, and pioneer of the commercial antivirus industry, and recent Libertarian candidate for President of the United States. In May 2016, McAfee announced preparation to assume the roles of Chairman and CEO of MGT Capital Investments, as well as complete the acquisitions of security technology companies D-Vasive and Demonsaw.
EVA KAILI MEMBER OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Eva Kaili is a Member of the European Parliament and Head of the Hellenic Delegation “Olive Tree”, in the Progressive Alliance of Social Democrats “S&D” 2014-2019. She has been the youngest Member of the Hellenic Parliament 2007-2012 elected with Panhellenic Social Democratic Party at the first position in both National and European Elections.
MOE LEVIN FOUNDER, KEYNOTE EVENTS Moe Levin is a visionary entrepreneur and futurist interested in the growth and future of new technologies. Moe works with governments, regulators, banks and corporations as a liaison and connector to import talent and innovation from around the world, building thriving ecosystems and successful communities in UAE, Netherlands, UK, and South Florida. Moe also organizes the most successful global bitcoin and blockchain conferences in Dubai, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and Amsterdam, after a long history in internationalization of emerging technologies. Moe is an advisor to the Blockchain Education Network, Chief Liaison Officer for FOCAFET, and is a member of the Global Blockchain Council in the United Arab Emirates, and OECD WP9 in Paris.
ROGER VER CEO AT BITCOIN.COM
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Roger is the CEO and founder of MemoryDealers.com. With an educational background in economics and computer science, Bitcoin caught his attention in late 2010 and he has been a devoted promoter of Bitcoin and the benefits of Digital Currencies as a technological advance that can greatly enhance the free flow of payments around the world. Roger has invested in numerous Bitcoin related startups and fondly believes that there are numerous ways that Bitcoin will change the world for the better..
DR NOAH RAFORD COO AT DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATION Dr. Noah Raford is an advisor on futures, foresight, and innovation at the UAE Prime Minister’s Office and the Chief Operating Officer of the Dubai Futures Foundation. Noah helped establish the country’s first national foresight unit, helped established the Dubai Future’s Foundation and the Museum of the Future, and is part of a team that identifies emerging opportunities, develops strategic partnerships, and prototypes future initiatives for the Government of Dubai.
YOUNUS AL NASSER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL AT SMART DUBAI Younus Al Nasser is the Assistant Director General of the Smart Dubai Office, guiding Dubai’s citywide effort to transform Dubai into the world’s smartest city by 2017. Younus Al Nasser is also the CEO of the Dubai Data Establishment, part of the Smart Dubai Office, charged with overseeing the implement of the Dubai Data Initiative, the most ambitious data initiative globally, and fostering a culture of data sharing in Dubai.
CHRIS BALLINGER CFO AT TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES Ballinger joined TFS in September 2003 as Corporate Manager and Head of Treasury, overseeing the Financial Risk Management, Sales and Trading, Capital Markets and Cash Management groups. In 2005 Ballinger was promoted to Vice President and Group Vice President in December 2006, he also assumed the responsibility for Global Treasury for Toyota Financial Services Corporation. In 2008, he assumed the additional responsibilities of Finance andAccounting, taking on the Chief Financial Officer role as well. Ballinger was promoted in 2013 to Senior Vice President.
AJIT TRIPATHI DIRECTOR AT PWC As a co-founder of PwC UK Blockchain and Smart Contracts practice, Ajit has been instrumental in synthesising rich insights to assist several banks, investors, startups and regulators in framing their response to the disruptive potential of Blockchain Technology. Ajit’s area of focus is the implementation, regulation and risk assurance of distributed ledger platforms in financial services. Among other notable engagements, Ajit led the delivery of the distributed ledger PoC for the Bank of England and he currently leads the distributed ledger path to production proposition for PwC. 7
FABIAN VANDENREYDT GLOBAL HEAD OF SECURITIES AT SWIFT Fabian leads SWIFT’s securities business worldwide and is responsible for driving thought leadership and innovation initiatives across the company. As Global Head of Securities, Fabian drives traffic growth and strategic development in the areas of collateral management, investment management, funds, trade reporting and settlement. He also manages the SWIFT Institute and has a mandate to infuse innovation across SWIFT’s business lines, and externally, through Innotribe.
MARCO STRENG CEO AT GENESIS MINING Coming from mathematics, Marco Streng became involved with Bitcoin by studying emerging and self-organising networks. He has taken part in the community since its earliest days and has invested in several Bitcoin and Blockchain related startups so far. He is also co-founder and CEO of Genesis Mining, one of the largest Bitcoin Mining companies as well the largest Mining Company for Ethereum. Beginning of 2016 he founded the Logos Fund which is the first regulated Fund for Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Mining in the world.
FLORIS KLEEMANS FOUNDER OF FOCAFET (UETP) AND DENARS As former Group Strategy Head of ABN AMRO Bank, Floris founded the independent non-profit FOCAFET foundation in 2014 to establish a new, open and free to use internet protocol, UETP. With UETP, we can connect people, organisations, assets, devices, products, services, information, rules and transactions with each other like websites through weblinks and in the form of group chats. A first version of UETP will be released this summer.
DAN MOREHEAD CEO AT PANTERA CAPITAL
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Dan founded Pantera Capital Management LP in 2003. He also co-founded and was CEO of Atriax, an electronic foreign exchange platform. Prior to that, he was head of macro trading and CFO at Tiger Management, global head of FX options at Deutsche Bank in London, and managed a global macro fund and derivatives trading units in North America and Japan at Bankers Trust. Dan began his career at Goldman Sachs as a mortgage-backed securities trader. Dan graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and received the Carmichael Prize.
VERONICA MCGREGOR PARTNER AT GOODWIN Veronica McGregor has deep experience in all aspects of the payments landscape. Specifically, her practice focuses on payment systems, financial services, virtual and cryptocurrencies, mobile banking payments/commerce, prepaid cards, consumer lending, anti-money laundering issues, and privacy/ data security. She represents businesses and individuals across a variety of financial services-related matters. Her clients include technology companies, banks, payment system providers, virtual currency platforms, retailers, social networking companies, gaming companies, online service providers, and app developers.
GEORGE KIKVADZE VICE CHAIRMAN - BITFURY Mr. George Kikvadze serves as an Advisor at Bitfury USA, Inc. Mr. Kikvadze was employed at GCF Partners. Earlier, he was a Chief Executive Officer of Russia/CIS office for York Capital Management. In the five years prior to this, Mr. Kikvadze was a Managing Director at AFK Sistema Telecom, where he was responsible for investments and capital markets. Previously, Mr. Kikvadze worked for a number of financial and professional services institutions, including, Morgan Stanley, PCG-CALPERS, KPMG Barents and GRC Capital. Before that, Mr. Kikvadze held a position as Chief Investment Officer at Ukrlandfarming PLC. He serves as a Director of Bitfury USA, Inc.
JEFF GARZIK CEO AT BLOQ Alex Batlin, Senior Innovation Manager, runs UBS’s FinTech Innovation Lab based in UK’s Level 39 accelerator and leads UBS’s Crypto 2.0 Pathfinder research into blockchains and their impact on business models. He is also global head of UBS’s technology research service that delivers market landscapes, insights and foresight to business, technology and leadership communities.
ALEX BATLIN FORMER INNOVATION MANAGER AT UBS Alex Batlin, Senior Innovation Manager, runs UBS’s FinTech Innovation Lab based in UK’s Level 39 accelerator and leads UBS’s Crypto 2.0 Pathfinder research into blockchains and their impact on business models. He is also global head of UBS’s technology research service that delivers market landscapes, insights and foresight to business, technology and leadership communities.
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ALEX SHELKOVNIKOV HEAD OF CORPORATE VENTURING AT DELOITTE Alex runs investments for Deloitte Ventures where his focus is on supporting early stage technology companies on their journey to success. He also runs Deloitte’s Blockchain team in the UK. He co-founded the Deloitte Blockchain Lab and is part of the Deloitte’s global blockchain leadership team. Prior to that he worked in strategy consulting at Monitor Deloitte where he advised some of the largest companies in technology, media, telecoms and digital payments across the globe as well as start-ups, focussing on helping them launch digital businesses, development of digital propositions, growth, commercial strategy and M&A.
ANTHONY MACEY HEAD OF BLOCKCHAIN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AT BARCLAYS (UK) Anthony is Barclays’ Head of Blockchain R+D and leads the focus to understand and deliver experiments, pilots and new products in the Blockchain area. Acknowledged by the Bank of England for his insight, Anthony has been advising Governments and Regulators globally on the subject of Blockchain and it’s potential for disruption. With a career of over a decade in financial services, Anthony has worked in various roles across the retail network and back office, becoming a data analyst and one of the first to use big data technologies at Barclays.
MATTHEW ROSZAK CHAIRMAN AND CO-FOUNDER AT BLOQ Tally Capital is a private investment firm focused on blockchain-based technologies and currencies. He has spent over 18 years in private equity and venture capital with Advent International, Keystone Capital Partners, Platinum Venture Partners and SilkRoad Equity, and has invested over $1 billion of capital (from start-up to IPO) in a broad range of industries. Mr. Roszak serves on the boards of BitGive, Blockchain Capital, Chamber of Digital Commerce, Chicago Bitcoin Center, Dunvegan Space Systems, Factom and Robocoin, amongst others.
NIMROD LEHAVI CEO OF SIMPLEX
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A self confessed ‘geek’, Simplex founder Nimrod Lehavi’s career spans two decades of expertise and knowledge. He’s well-respected in Israel’s startup scene for his proven capabilities at leading large scale top notch software projects. Nimrod is a board member at the Israeli Bitcoin Association and a co-founder of GeekCon, the annual un-conference for “Hacking the Digital Lifestyle”.
JASON KING FOUNDER OF UNSUNG Coming from the world of non-profits, Jason was one of the first in the industry to demonstrate the powerful effect bitcoin could have on charity. His organization Sean’s Outpost has fed over 167,000 meals to the homeless all paid for with cryptocurrency. He also founded Satoshi Forest, a 9 acre homeless sanctuary in Northwest Florida. Currently, he is the Founder/Executive Director of Unsung.org an app that aims to leverage the sharing economy to end hunger and food waste. He is currently based in Baltimore, MD
MICHAEL MAINELLI EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, Z/YEN GROUP A qualified accountant, securities professional, computer specialist, and management consultant, educated at Harvard University and Trinity College Dublin, Michael gained his PhD at London School of Economics where he was also a Visiting Professor. He co-founded Z/Yen in 1994, the City of London’s leading think-tank, to promote societal advance through better finance and technology after a career as a research scientist in aerospace & cartography creating the first commercial digital maps of the world, then accountancy-firm partner directing global consulting, and later director of Ministry of Defence research. Michael has led Z/Yen in assignments with virtually all of the investment banks, many insurers, exchanges, information and service providers in financial services.
HARRY YEH MANAGING DIRECTOR AT BINARY FINANCIAL Harry is a Serial Entrepreneur with an engineering background, and has over 15 years experience in the Technology and Business Field. Harry has been the CTO and Co-Founder for a few startups as well as running a technology consulting company. He has managed and developed technology solutions for organizations between 5 to 200 Million in revenue and worked at Fortune 50, 100, 500 companies, Hedge funds, Internet Startups and dotcoms.
JEREMY GARDNER FOUNDER AT AUGUR Jeremy Gardner is the founder and chairman of the Blockchain Education Network (BEN) and a founder of Augur, the decentralized prediction market platform. He now works as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Blockchain Capital and as editor-in-chief of Distributed Magazine. 11
FERDINANDO AMETRANO FORMER HEAD OF BLOCKCHAIN AT INTESA SANPAOLO BANK Ferdinando teaches “Bitcoin and Blockchain Technologies” at Politecnico di Milano. Former Head of Blockchain and Virtual Currencies in Intesa Sanpaolo bank, he has been speaking about bitcoin at Bank of Italy, Italian Parliament Lower House, IlSole24Ore, and many international universities and conferences. Chairman of the Host Committee for Scaling Bitcoin 2016 in Milan, he is member of the European Banking Federation blockchain taskforce, the BlockchainLab.it scientific committee, and the AssoB.it (Italian association promoting blockchain technologies) supervisory board.
MASSIMO MORINI HEAD OF INTEREST RATES AT BANCA IMI Massimo Morini is a consultant to the World Bank and other supernational institutions. Massimo is Professor at Bocconi University and MSc Director at Milan Polytechnic, and he was Research Fellow at Cass Business School, London. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Numerix and of the Steering Committee of the R3 Blockchain consortium.
BRIAN KLEIN PARTNER AT BAKER MARQUART Brian is a partner at the boutique litigation firm Baker Marquart LLP, which is based in Los Angeles. His practice focuses on high-stakes criminal and regulatory defense and civil litigation matters. He has extensive experience representing financial technology companies, entrepreneurs, and early adopters. He founded and chairs the board of directors of the non-profit Digital Currency and Ledger Defense Coalition, chairs the America Bar Association’s digital currency and blockchain technology conference, and he is on the board of advisors of BlockSeer, a blockchain analytics company. He formerly volunteered as the outside general counsel of the Bitcoin Foundation. He served as a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles from 2007-2012 and teaches a federal criminal practice seminar at University of Southern California’s law school.
PAUL PUEY CEO AT AIRBITZ
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Paul is CEO and Co-Founder of Airbitz, a mobile wallet and single-sign on security platform for blockchain apps. Airbitz has won accolades including being one of the top 3 mobile apps for bitcoin in the 2014 Blockchain Awards, being voted the #1 Bitcoin Company by the World Crypto Network, and being voted in the ‘Top 50 FinTech Companies to Watch’ by AlwaysOn Inc.
NICK WILLIAMSON CEO OF CREDITS.VISION Nick Williamson is the CEO & Founder of Pythia, the company behind Credits. Nick started his career working in a Hedge Fund Administration while attending Illinois Institute of Technology on a Cross Country & Track scholarship. It was during 2010 when Nick was first introduced to Blockchain technology via Bitcoin and quickly became a leader in the space, contributing to numerous open source projects. This work would eventually lead to conceptualizing and building Credits, a hybrid framework providing interoperable, built-to-purpose blockchains.
ESTEBAN VAN GOOR TAX LAWYER AT BAKER & MCKENZIE Esteban van Goor is a tax lawyer working with the indirect tax department of Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam and a member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB). He has a special focus on VAT aspects occurring within the digital economy (amongst which bitcoin, gaming and iGaming). Combining his knowledge related to technology and VAT (taxation) allows for a unique understanding of tech client’s businesses and enables him to provide clients with an industry focused customized approach.
MARIEKE FLAMENT MANAGING DIRECTOR EUROPE AT CIRCLE Marieke Flament is the Managing Director of Europe for Circle, a blockchain company breaking boundaries in the finance sector. With over 10 years of experience in consumer and tech, Marieke has led various businesses across Europe and Asia and is passionate about exploring the ways in which technology can be used to change people’s lives.
EDDY TRAVIA CEO AT COINSILIUM Eddy Travia is a pioneer investor in blockchain technologies and the co-founder & CEO of Coinsilium, the first London-quoted blockchain investment firm (ISDX:COIN). In 2013, following nine years as a private equity fund manager in Greater China, Eddy cofounded Seedcoin, the world’s first global incubator of digital currency startups, and was recognized a year later as one of the ‘Top 3 Most Influential Investors’ in Blockchain along with Marc Andreessen and Roger Ver at the Blockchain Awards 2014 in Amsterdam. Eddy has led investments in more than 16 cutting-edge blockchain startups world-wide including Factom, RSK Labs, Magnr and SatoshiPay.
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BRIAN DONEGAL HEAD OF OPERATIONS - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE ISLE OF MAN Brian Donegan one of the leading government figures has been key to developing momentum behind growth in digital business innovation and will explain how the Isle of Man has constructed a global hub for crypto-currency/ Blockchain startups driven by low taxation, effective regulation and a world class technology.
EDAN YAGO CEO AT EPIPHYTE Edan is CEO and Co-Founder of Epiphyte, which develops enterprise software allowing banks and other financial institutions to integrate with Bitcoin. He is a leading cryptofinance expert and distributed ledger technologist. With his deep understanding of both traditional finance and cryptofinance, he has supported financial institutions to exploit this new technology in a safe, secure and regulatory compliant manner.
MICHAEL TERPIN CHAIRMAN, BITANGELS Michael Terpin co-founded BitAngels, the world’s first angel network for digital currency startups, in May, 2013, and now serves as its chairman. The distributed angel network currently has more than 600 members, and it has made more than 25 investments in bitcoin and cryptocurrency companies with two exits and several follow-on rounds. Terpin is also co-founder and managing partner of bCommerce Labs, the first technology incubator fund focused on e-commerce companies for bitcoin and the blockchain, and a partner at Flight VC, where he helps run the AngelList Bitcoin Syndicate with legendary super-angel Gil Penchina.
MICHAEL PERKLIN HEAD OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES AT LEDGER LABS Michael Perklin is the Head of Security and Investigative Services at Ledger Labs where he is frequently called upon to conduct digital-forensic investigations into large-scale breaches of cryptocurrency exchanges and conduct security audits of blockchain-based information systems. Michael also serves as the chairman of the CCSS Steering Committee where he lead the creation of the CryptoCurrency Security Standard, the blockchain industry’s first best practices document for securing cryptocurrency private keys.
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ANDREW LEE CEO OF PURSE Andrew is CEO of Purse, earth’s largest marketplace and developer of open source software for Bitcoin. He recently covered emerging payments at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and founded companies in payments and education. He is a proud graduate of Georgia Tech and the University of Florida.
CHANDLER GUO ANGEL INVESTOR Chandler Guo is Angel investor in Bitcoin and Ethereum Classic startups Bitangel including Btc123.com Bitbank.com Jua.com Bw.com Bitfund.pe Richfund. pe etcchain.com
GAVIN SMITH CEO AT FIRST GLOBAL CREDIT XBT / First Global CEO Gavin Smith has worked in the European banking and finance industry for over 25 years. He started his financial career managing risk at Dutch trading bank MGA and has at various times consulted for banks and worked as an options market maker in Euromarks on London’s LIFFE exchange. His most recent role prior to founding First Global was designing the global risk strategy for one of the world’s largest physical commodity traders.
BRIAN CRAIN HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT ERIS INDUSTRIES Brian Crain is Head of Business Development at Eris Industries. He is also founder and co-host of the leading podcast Epicenter Bitcoin podcast and founder of the Blockchain Meetup Berlin. He has degrees in economics, philosophy and cognitive science from the University of Chicago, London School of Economics and University College London.
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ASHLEY TAYLOR CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER AT CONSENSYS Ashley is the first employee and Chief Culture Officer of ConsenSys, a blockchain production house and consultancy. At ConsenSys she helps define and imagine blockchain in the context of the culture it enables. Specifically she focuses on how blockchain reputation will catalyze cooperative economics and the potential to democratize opportunity. She is also involved in community activism projects as part of a nonprofit, Future Culture.
BRIAN HOFFMAN CEO OF OPENBAZAAR Brian’s background in Computer Science from James Madison University has led him to head several successful government and commercial projects during his career. He has also been an integral piece of many cybersecurity contracts supporting the DoD and classified agencies with Booz Allen Hamilton. Brian is currently the project maintainer for his newest venture, OpenBazaar and the CEO of OB1. Brian began OpenBazaar when he forked the open source code from the 2014 Toronto Hackathon award winning “proof of concept”, DarkMarket, a decentralized Bitcoin marketplace, and has gone on to raise $1M from notable VCs Union Square Ventures and a16z to found OB1.
JOHANN GEVERS FOUNDER AND CEO OF MONETAS Johann is founder and CEO of Monetas, a software company that is developing the world’s most advanced transaction platform. This decentralized platform enables institutions, businesses, and consumers to trade all national and digital currencies, and all types of securities.
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PRESS RELEASE HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED LAUNCHES DUBAI BLOCKCHAIN STRATEGY, 100% OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS TO BE ON THE BLOCKCHAIN BY 2020 Dubai, October 11, 2015 – His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Dubai Future Foundation, launched the Dubai Blockchain Strategy at an event at the Foundation’s headquarters today. The Strategy is the first of its kind globally and constitutes a paradigm shift in government transactions. Required documentation, such as bill payments, and license renewals, which account for over 100 million pages a year in Dubai, will be transacted digitally under the new strategy. This will enable citizens and residents to instantly conduct business without the need for cumbersome document checking, hard copies, or trips to service centers. The Strategy is projected to save up to 114 metric tons in CO 2 emissions in trip reductions, and unlock up to 5.1 million hours of economic productivity in saved document processing time. “Over the course of the past two years, Dubai has set the standard for a smart city on a global scale,” said H.H. Sheikh Hamdan. “The emirate is building on that achievement by constantly working to foresee the future and keep up with the fourth industrial revolution and all the prospects of increased efficiency that come along with it.” “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has defined a clear set of objectives for the government,” H.H. continued, “not least of which are ensuring the happiness of the people and building the future. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid went further and adopted the necessary strategies to turn these objectives into practical initiatives that reflect directly on people’s lives – namely, the Dubai Future Agenda and the Smart Dubai Happiness Agenda.” “The Dubai Blockchain Strategy makes the Dubai Government the first in the world to execute the entirety of its transactions using the blockchain platform – also known as the Internet of Transactions – by 2020,” H.H. added. “It aims to make life and work easier for people in Dubai. Users will only need to log in their personal data or business credentials once; it will then be updated and verified in a timely manner through the Blockchain network in all government and private entities including banks, insurance companies, and so on.” The Dubai Future Foundation has been tasked with overseeing the implementation of the Dubai Blockchain Strategy, while the Smart Dubai Office will be in charge of the execution.
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Meanwhile, His Excellency Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation, estimated that the new strategy will generate huge savings to Dubai’s economy every year, which can then be reinvested in the sectors that add value to the national economy. The strategy is also set to save millions of hours that employees usually spend on repetitive data-entry and document-checking activities, H.E. Al Gergawi added, not to mention the millions of hours that citizens spend in government offices. H.E. went on to explain that the strategy can create new markets and new business models, adding that the global Blockchain market is poised to reach $300 billion in value in the upcoming five years. The World Economic Forum (WEF) even named Blockchain as one of the top ten fourth-industrial- revolution technologies, and the most influential for 2016. The launch was attended by H.E Saif Al, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation and Youns Nasser, Deputy Director General of Smart City Office.
A PARADIGM SHIFT IN GOVERNMENT WORK AND BILLIONS IN SAVINGS Blockchain technology is considered one of the most important innovations of the 21 st century, as well as one of the most important solutions to emerge from the fourth industrial revolution. It is a secure cloud network through which transactions, government documents, identity certificates like passports or IDs, medical records, education records, leases, tenancy agreements, commercial contracts, or any other form of valuable information can be registered and inspected. Blockchain technology allows all these transactions to be executed quickly, securely, efficiently, and, above all, transparently. The new strategy will enable government departments to issue official documents on a secure, encrypted network that any authorized entity can check. This will allow vendors or departments to check the accuracy and legitimacy of things like passports, tenancy contracts, and residency permits instantly and securely, without the need to present the actual document itself. This will save citizens and residents over 25 million hours a year in document processing and enable them to do things like register a lease, change a bank account, or start or cancel utility services at the click of a button. It will also help connect services across various public and private sectors to form valuable service packages for clients.
A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY WITH THREE MAIN PILLARS With the Dubai Blockchain Strategy, Dubai is set to launch the world’s first comprehensive government Blockchain network. The Strategy establishes a roadmap for the introduction of Blockchain technology in Dubai and the creation of an open platform to share the technology with cities across the globe. The Dubai Blockchain strategy is built on the three pillars of government efficiency, industry creation, and international leadership.
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1. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY The first pillar of the Dubai Blockchain Strategy is Government Efficiency. Under this pillar, the new strategy will contribute to increased government efficiency by enabling a paperless digital layer for all city transactions, supporting Smart Dubai initiatives in the public and private sector. Required documentation, such as bill payments, and license renewals, which account for over 100 million documents each year, will be transacted digitally under the new strategy. Blockchain technology would contribute savings of up to 114 MTons CO 2 emissions from trip reductions, and redistribute up to 25.1 million hours of economic productivity in saved document processing time.
2. INDUSTRY CREATION The second pillar of the Dubai Blockchain Strategy is Industry Creation. The Dubai Blockchain Strategy will introduce a system for enabling citizens and partners to create new businesses by using the technology. Under the new strategy, Blockchain will enable thousands of business opportunities in the private sector. Industries that will benefit from Blockchain technology include: real estate, fin-tech and banking, healthcare, transportation, urban planning, smart energy, digital commerce, and tourism.
3. INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP The third pillar of the Dubai Blockchain Strategy is International Leadership. Dubai will open its Blockchain platform for global counterparts to enhance safety, security, and convenience for international travelers to Dubai. This will have major utility for mega-events such as the Expo 2020, which is expected to attract up to 25 million visitors. Under the new strategy, international travelers will benefit from faster entry with pre-approved passport and security clearance and visas; easier mobility within the city due to pre-approved drivers’ licenses and car rental; guaranteed wireless connectivity; enhanced tourism and pre-authenticated temporary digital wallets and payments. This will be delivered through a Global Trust Network with partners in Europe, North America, and Asia.
A JOINT PROJECT The Dubai Blockchain Strategy – a joint project between the Dubai Future Foundation and the Smart Dubai Office – adheres to the principles of the Dubai Future Agenda, which seeks to turn the UAE into an international center for future-oriented advancements. This strategy is added to the emirate’s record, which includes ground-breaking advancements in energy (Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050), transportation (Dubai Autonomous Transportation Strategy), and infrastructure (Dubai 3D Printing Strategy). What is more, the Strategy falls in line with the Smart Dubai Happiness Agenda and is one of the outcomes of the Global Blockchain Council, which was launched in Dubai in February with 47 government and financial entities as members.
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In the early days when the Bitcoin network was still small, it was possible to mine dozens of Bitcoins with just a normal laptop. As the network grew, mining became more difficult and a simple personal computer was not powerful enough anymore to fulfill the same purpose. Specialized, highly efficient machines were developed and introduced to the market. These, however, were expensive, shipped late and were complicated to setup.
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Nowadays it is possible to benefit from mining without having to go through this lengthy and complex process, through using a cloud mining service like Genesis Mining. The company buys the mining equipment in bulk and sets it up in a highly optimal location, where temperature and the price of electricity are low, such as Iceland. The mining
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WHAT DO LEADERS SAY ABOUT BITCOIN? the business guys
QUOTES ON BITCOIN
I think Bitcoin is a techno tour de force. BILL GATES
Founder, Microsoft
Bitcoin may be the TCP/IP of money. PAUL BUCHEIT
Creator of Gmail
I do think Bitcoin is the first (encrypted money) that has the potential to do something like change the world PETER THIEL
Co-founder, Paypal Bitcoin is a remarkable cryptographic achievement and the ability to create something that is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value.
ERIC SCHMIDT CEO, Google
We have elected to put our money and faith in a mathematical framework that is free of politics and human error TYLER WINKELVOSS
Co-founder & CEO, Gemini.com You can’t stop things like Bitcoin. It will be everywhere and the world will have to adjust. World governments will have to readjust.
JOHN McAFEE
Founder, McAfee Inc.
It’s money 2.0 , a huge huge deal. CHAMATH PALIHAPITIYA
Virigin Galactic is a bold entrepreneurial technology. It’s driving a revolution and Bitcoin is doing just the same when it comes to inventing a new currency.
RICHARD BRANDSON Founder, Virgin
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Venture Capitalist, former header of AOL IM
the politicians
I understand the political ramifications of [bitcoin] and I think that government should stay out of them and they should be perfectly legal.
RON PAUL
Republican Texas Congressman and former US Presidential candidate I think the fact that within the bitcoin universe an algorithm replaces the functions of [the goverment]... is actually pretty cool. I am a big fan of Bitcoin.
AL GORE
45th Vice President of the United States Bitcoin, and the ideas behind it, will be a disrupter to the traditional notions of currency. In the end currency willl be better for it.
EDMUND C. MOY
US Businessman, former Director of the United States Mint
Gold is a great way to preserve wealth, but it is hard to move around. You do need some kind of alternative and Bitcoin fits the bill. I’m not surprised to see that happening.
the intellectuals
JIM RICKARDS
American Lawyer, Economist and Investment Banker
I think the Internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of government. The one thing that’s missing, but that will soon be developed, is reliable e-cash... He actually said this 9 years before Bitcoin was created!
Economists and journalists often get caught up in this question: Why does Bitcoin have value? And the answer is very easy. Because it is useful and scarce.
MILTON FRIEDMAN
Nobel-Prize Winning Economist
the bitcoiners
ERIK VORHEES
Founder, Shapeshift.io | Co-founder, Coinapult Bitcoin opens up an entire world of opportunities. We are just now starting to realize how impactful this will be.
Bitcoin is the most important invention in the history of the world since the internet.
MARCO STRENG
CEO, Genesis Mining
ROGER VER
Bitcoin Angel Investor and Entrepreneur
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WHAT IS ETHEREUM? THE BIG IDEA Ethereum is the first World Computer. Like a unique computer that can be used by everyone. It’s a Decentralized Platform. It runs on many different computers at the same time, so it doesn’t have a single physical location.
WHAT BITCOIN DOES FOR PAYMENTS, ETHEREUM DOES FOR ANYTHING THAT CAN BE PROGRAMMED INTERESTED? Wait ‘till you see what it does. It’s a platform for Decentralized Applications (DAPPS) DAPPS are computer programs that remove the middle man in bascially any centralized service that exists. The consequences:
REDUCED COSTS
NO SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE
PREVENTS CENSORSHIP
FRAUDPROOF
NO TRUST NEEDED
GUARANTEES TRANSPARENCY
No need to pay fees for intermediaries, because you won’t need them.
There’s no ONE server to be hacked or disabled. There is NO DOWN TIME.
Its decentralized nature prevents control or tampering.
The decentralized nature eliminates fraud and tampering.
Your identity, personal info and funds stay in your control.
The Blockchain is open for everyone to see while remaining anonymous.
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It can, basically, create a programmable contract directly between peers.
IT’S SO PEER FRIENDLY THAT IT IS THE FIFTH LARGEST CROWD FUNDED PROJECT EVER. It runs on its native token called ETHER, which serves 2 main purposes: Ether payment is required for applications to perform any operation, so that broken and malicious programs are kept under control.
Ether is rewarded to people who contribute to the network with their resources - much like Bitcoin’s incentive structure.
applications It’s true to say that anything that can be written in code, can run in the Ethereum network. Some of the predicted application fields for Ethereum include:
Reputation Systems
Registering Contracts
Messaging Systems
Individual Currencies
Trading Computer Resources (CPU time, HD space)
Property Management
Online Voting
Social Networking
Finance
Decentralized Governance
THE MOST EXCITING APPLICATIONS OF ETHEREUM ARE PROBABLY THE ONES THAT WE HAVE NOT EVEN THOUGHT OF. Vitalik Buterin, Creator of Ethereum.
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