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Index
Cover Copyright Contents List of contributors Preface Chapter 1 | The coming cataclysm Financial services in brief Introduction The blockchain revolution in financial services Facebook joins the blockchain revolution—buckle up! Libra: The latest innovation Blockchain transformation for financial services Cryptoassets and open finance Financialization and digitization of everything Blockchains as state machines A new model for identity Decentralized finance: The golden nine Challenges and implications Threat and opportunity for incumbents Rethinking central banking Onboarding the unbanked Preventing crime while preserving rights Conclusion: Promise and peril The world in 2030 What can we do? Chapter 2 | The token economy Token economy in brief A preface to this chapter Introduction to the token economy A solution to the Tragedy of the Commons? Initial coin offerings: A new breed of meta-asset The advent of digital scarcity Tokens as powerful incentives Balancing innovation and regulation A golden age of protocols? The BAT: A new paradigm for online advertising? The token landscape: Cryptocurrencies, cryptocommodities, and cryptotokens Cryptocurrencies Cryptocommodities Cryptotokens But is it legal? Is it safe? Conclusions and recommendations Chapter 3 | Financing open blockchain ecosystems Financing open blockchain ecosystems in brief Introduction to blockchain’s impact on fundraising Inherent tension of privately funding a public good Ecosystem tokens Decentralized application (Dapp) tokens An evolving landscape of practices and regulatory approaches Historical analysis Evolving SEC standards Recontextualizing Howey in light of ecosystem tokens and app coins Legal fictions and creative structuring: A review of practical solutions The foundation model The SAFT model: Simple agreement for future tokens Securities registration exemptions Creative solutions moving forward Sell only to strategic partners or potential platform users Discourage the establishment of a secondary market Cap the token price or use token bounding mechanisms Separate fundraising from token ecosystem governance Conclusion Chapter 4 | Reinventing international clearing and settlement The global payment system in brief Introduction to global payments How the global payment system works Why the system sometimes doesn’t work A history of payment systems The East India Trading Company and Ronald Coase The rise of the mercantile bank, letters of credit, and the associated pain The creation of SWIFT and its messaging service Payment systems to manage payment systems In search of a better system The strategies of existing players Canada US Federal Reserve European Central Bank Singapore Japan SWIFT Ripple Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation TransferWise Analysis: Creating a better system on the blockchain A new role for government? A new role for SWIFT? Conclusions and recommendations Chapter 5 | Consolidating multiple ledgers with blockchain Consolidating multiple ledgers in brief Overview of receiver general ledger system Central financial management reporting system Receiver general–general ledger Account balance concept Public sector applications of blockchain Identity management in Estonia US GSA and FASt Lane State of Delaware’s blockchain initiative Sweden’s land registry A single ledger for the accounts of Canada Solution approach Solution architecture Public versus private blockchain consensus mechanisms User experience Adaptation of the receiver general mandate and workflow Challenges and risk management Implementation costs Triple-entry accounting Conclusions and recommendations Chapter 6 | Managing blockchain transparency Blockchain transparency in brief Introduction to real-time information symmetry The benefits of shared knowledge How much is too much transparency? Native transparency in blockchain technology Ownership transfers: Central registries versus distributed ledgers Ownership transfers: Public versus private blockchains Transparency as a risk and an asset Transparency as a strategic risk Transparency as a strategic asset Solving the problem: Technological approaches to privacy in blockchains Procedural workarounds: Usage of multiple IDs High-tech solution: Zero-knowledge proofs Implementation in public versus private blockchains Conclusions and recommendations Appendix to chapter 6 | How to access the ethereum blockchain Acknowledgments About the blockchain research institute About the contributors Acronyms and abbreviations Notes Index Back Cover
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