The Dark Side Of The Chain? Governing & Auditing Mutual Distributed Ledger (MDL, aka blockchain) Systems
Conference
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This conference brought together 17 specialists from the business, legal and academic sectors to explore the systemic, legal and technical challenges surrounding the governance of distributed ledger technology.
Before an audience of 100, in the grand surroundings of the Chartered Insurance Institute Great Hall, our experts discussed issues ranging from asset bubbles and Ricardian Contracts to human trafficking and cyberwarfare.
Whilst it was agreed that the technology was still at an early stage of maturity, and skepticism was expressed regarding some recent Initial Coin Offerings (which were described as “waiting for a regulatory hammer to fall”), it was agreed that the sector still held enormous promise, providing the issue of governance was effectively addressed.
The conference concluded on a positive note, by identifying a need to reconcile the truth on blockchains with the truth in the real world. As a result, “Reality Auditors” may well step from the pages of science fiction into the science fact of Long Finance.
Both the visual and oral parts of our keynote speakers' presentations can be found below, along with the conference proceedings and a feedback overview
Conference Agenda
Introduction
Michael Mainelli, Z/Yen Group Limited
KEYNOTE 1 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Vinay Gupta, Hexayurt.Capital
KEYNOTE 2 Securities Markets Infrastructure – Key Issues and Technological Challenges
Dr Eva Micheler, Associate Professor in Law, London School of Economics
KEYNOTE 3 The Dark Side of the Blockchain
Dr Dionysios Demetis, University of Hull
KEYNOTE 4 Responsibility Without Power?
Dr Markos Zachariadis, Warwick Business School
Resources
- "Blockchain – dark currencies and the risks" ACCA April 2017
- "DasCoin: A Hybrid Digital Store Of Value System", Long Finance Seminar Proceedings, January 2017
More information about the DasCoin White Paper & Economic Simulation
Picture Gallery
Speakers
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Ian Angell
Spectre Consulting
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Vic Arulchandran
Nivaura
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Shaun Blake
Cygnetise
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Daniel Broby
Centre for Financial Regulation and Innovation
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Dr Dionysios Demetis
University of Hull
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Vinay Gupta
Hexayurt.Capital
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Tom Hingley
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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Ross Laurie
Deloitte
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Matthew Leitch
Z/Yen
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Professor Michael Mainelli
Z/Yen
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Bob McDowell
Formerly States of Alderney
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Greg McMullen
IPDB and BigChainDB
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Dr Eva Micheler
London School of Economics
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Chris Mills
KPMG
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Avtar Sehra
Nivaura
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Narayanan Vaidyanathan
ACCA
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Steve Webb
PwC
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Dr Markos Zachariadis
Warwick Business School
Location
The Chartered Insurance Institute
20 Aldermanbury
London
EC2V 7HY
