Lockchain Undamentals: Business Communication and Ethics Class: TE EXTC
Lockchain Undamentals: Business Communication and Ethics Class: TE EXTC
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What is Blockchain?
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Must Know Blockchain Terms
• Airdrop: Airdrop is a process of distributed free cryptocurrency coins to the
general public.
• Altcoin: Altcoin is any cryptocurrency other than bitcoin.
• Bitcoin: Bitcoin is the fist cryptocurrency that came into existence in 2009 by
Satoshi Nakamoto. It is a digital currency that doesn’t require a centralized
authority to work of function.
• DAO: DAO stands for the decentralized autonomous organization.
• dApp: dApp stands for the decentralized applications that run without the control
of the central authority.
• ERC-20: ERC-20 is a technical standard for issuing tokens on Ethereum blockchain.
• Ether: Ether is the fuel that powers distributed Ethereum Networks.
• Fiat: Fiat is the government-controlled currency and is declared as legal tender.
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Must Know Blockchain Terms
• ICO: ICO stands for “Initial Coin Offering” that is used by startups to raise funds by
selling tokens.
• Mainnet: Mainnet is the working blockchain product that also provides the ability
to transfer digital currencies between users in a blockchain environment.
• 51% Attack: 51% Attack is a common vulnerability with blockchain technology. It
can be exploited by a group of miners if they control 51% of the hash rate of the
whole network.
• Utility Token: Utility Token is the token that has utility attached to it. They are
used for accessing a product or service.
• DYOR: DYOR stands for “Do Your Own Research”.
• FOMO: FOMO stands for “Fear of Missing Out”.
• FUD: FUD stands for “Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt”.
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What are the Advantages of Smart Contracts?
Total Transperancy
No Miscommunication
Efficient Performance
No Paperwork
Backup
Trustworthy
Guaranteed Outcomes
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Disadvantages of Smart Contracts
× Confidentiality “Whereas most technologies tend
× Error to automate workers on the
× Rogue Contracts periphery doing menial tasks,
blockchains automate away the
center.
Instead of putting the taxi driver
out of a job, blockchain puts Uber
out of a job and lets the taxi
drivers work with the customer
directly.”
Vitalik Buterin
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Is the Blockchain Overhyped?
“The truth in no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no
CD-ROM can take the place of competent teacher and no computer
network will change the way government works.”
Clifford Stoll
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9 Verticals of Blockchain Transformation
1. Technology
2. Media
3. Law and Crime
4. Transportation
5. Governmental Services
6. Human Rights
7. Finance
8. Contracts
9. Entertainment
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2017 – 2018 Leading Sectors
• Supply Chains
• Fintech
• Retail
• Shipping
• Mining
• Healthcare
• Insurance
And more…
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Web 3.0
Web 3.0 is the 3rd generation of
the internet where the devices are
connected in a decentralized
network rather depending on the
server-based databases.
The new internet is a user-centric,
more secured, private and better
connected.
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Web 3.0 Benefits
• Anti-monopoly
• Pro-privacy
• Secure Network
• Data Ownership
• Interoperability
• No Interruption In Service
• Permissionless Blockchains
• Semantic Web
• Ubiquity
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THANK YOU
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