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General blockchain landscape in Vietnam
Nicole Nguyen
HCMC March 2018
Outline
Blockchain basic
Concept,
components,
features
Vietnam landscape
Nascent Blockchain
adoption in Vietnam
Future Outlook
What does the future
hold?
Background
How BC is shaping
in the world
Perspective
Challenges vs.
Opportunities
By interface there is no major difference between a blockchain-
based product vs. a mainstream product *except for exchange app
Here is the Myth!
The Magic is taking place behind the curtain!
Infographic slide
Blockchain is a Peer-to-Peer
database empowered by
cryptography and decentralized
network for unprecedented:
Shared Ledger
Consensus
mechanism
Network
Cryptography
Trans-
parency Security Cost
efficiency
Global network
with almost zero
downtime
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Why is Blockchain an emerging technology?
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P2P transaction and micro-
incentivization
Transparency &
immutability
Security &
Privacy
20+ app categories and many more industries are about to be disrupted...
Blockchain adoption by number
69%
BANKS IN THE WORLD
are now experimenting
with blockchain
70
times
MARKET VALUE INCREASE
between 2016 - 2024
12 bil
USD
OPERATIONAL COST
can be saved by
blockchain for banks
66%
BANKS EXPERIMENTING
BLOCKCHAIN
will go for commercial
products at mass scale
in the next 4 years
Sources: TechinAsia, PRnewswire, Reuters, IBM
A leader-less crowdfunding platform worth of
160 million USD that facilitates autonomous
voting and funding for startup projects based
on smart contracts and blockchain.
Provenance tracking & verification application
for diamonds, combating fake & “blood”
diamond. Extendable to luxury goods and
artworks.
Steemit is a social media platform where
everyone gets paid for creating and curating
content. It leverages a robust digital points
system (Steem) for digital rewards.
A marketplace conducts fund-raising, settles
solar equipment lease, and then manages the
revenue collection and distribution between
solar energy investor and consumer.
Blockchain applications at a glance
Vietnam Blockchain Ecosystem
Still the ecosystem is very
nascent ~ 20 startups
★ Mostly outsourcing for foreign
markets
★ Lack of key players such as
educator, VC, incubator etc.
★ Acknowledged as sub-domain of
Fintech
★ Regulatory framework underway
The #1 Vietnam Blockchain Report
30
PARTICIPANTS
active in Fintech and
related businesses to
BC including major
tech players
80%
STARTUP PARTICIPANTS
Incorporated for less
than 2 years and
funding up to 1 mil
USD
#1
BLOCKCHAIN REPORT
Interacting with all
major ecosystem
players
10%
STARTUPS
from outside Vietnam
12
AWARENESS
have merely heard
about the technology
54% believe Solution to
Trust and Cost
Efficiency are biggest
virtues of blockchain
(individually)
40%
DISRUPTION
stress Finance as the
area most prone to
disruption
2/3
PERSPECTIVE
forecast blockchain will
thrive in the
next 3 years
50%
Key observations
MOTIVATION
Biggest challenges to blockchain growth
Catalysts to blockchain proliferation
Where is Blockchain most likely to thrive in Vietnam?
AGRI-TECH
Micro payment, micro
incentivization, commodities
bidding
SMART TECH
Blockchain x IoT as conduit to smart and
secure connected Human - Device -
Thing environment
FINTECH
Inter-bank settlement,
P2P lending, bond, remittance
Our recommendations
EDUCATION
Blockchain education going mainstream
REGULATION
Industry and Regulatory Sandbox are imperative
FUNDING/INCUBATION
Trial with integration blockchain into existing incubator programs
R&D
Blockchain technical power is much more potential than financial reaps
Platform provider or tool developers will thrive for long term in blockchain sphere
Global team – 150+ blockchain developers
Top 15 global Fintech startups*
*SuperCharger Accelerator Program 2016
Speaker/honorary guest at major Blockchain conferences in Hongkong, Shanghai, Abu Dhabi
Blockchain ecosystem leader in Vietnam
Incubation
Intermediary
services
RegTech
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SPEAKER
NICOLE NGUYEN
Head of Corporate Marketing, Infinity Blockchain Labs
Speaker at major Blockchain conferences
● Blockfin Asia
● Shanghai Blockchain Week
● World Bank/IFC: Blockchain transforms Global Supply Chain and Trade
Finances
● Seamless Vietnam, Thailand and Asia
● World Bank - Blockchain and Supply Chain for a borderless world
Organizer of #1 Vietnam Blockchain Hackathon
Organizer of Vietnam Blockchain Week
TEDx speaker, Author of #1 Vietnam Blockchain Landscape Report
Thank you for your attention!