Decentralize All Some Things

How decentralization and the blockchain can revolutionize our

world… …and how it can’t.

By Jeremy GardnerCofounder

@Disruptepreneur

Johnston’s Law: “Everything that can be decentralized,

will be decentralized.”Various suggestions I’ve received:

Decentralized Twitter, Tinder, Uber, Facebook

2014: The Year of Decentralization… or not.

@Disruptepreneur

Cellular mesh networks (e.g. FireChat in Hong Kong)

Ticket buying (no more StubHub!)Computer storage (e.g. Storj)Chatting softwareDatabasing (e.g. Factom) I would love to hear more!

But there are good, feasible decentralized technologies and systems!

@Disruptepreneur

Case Study in Decentralization

International educational nonprofit

Network of “Bitcoin Clubs” Sustained by corporate

donations

SWARM DCO

@CollegeCrypto

Chapters are autonomous

Everyone benefits from being a part of the network

Zero need for centralized authority Organization exists to provide assistance

and resources, not to control chapters

College Cryptocurrency Network

@CollegeCrypto

“Let’s use the bitcoin blockchain for banking!” –Said no banker ever.

“Blockchain without Bitcoin!” – Every banker

“Let’s use a blockchain inside our company to make things more efficient” — ‘Forward thinkers’

2015: The Year of the Blockchain

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Where Blockchains May Work

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Case Study in Use of Blockchains

Peer-to-peer Prediction Market PlatformDecentralization necessary

@AugurProject

@AugurProject

@AugurProject

Prediction markets must be liquid and global

Must be accessible Both in terms of currency used; And regulatory burden

Should not have a central point of failure, or single entity responsible for determining outcome of events

Ideally, uncensorable.

Augur

@AugurProject

@AugurProject