The Emergence of Blockchains as Activity Registers
On Tuesday, 2nd August, I had the privilege of attending an event hosted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the city-state's central bank and financial services regulator. For 90 minutes, we heard from an all-star panel: Blythe Masters, CEO of Digital Asset; David Gurle, CEO of Symphony; Daniel Gallancy, CEO of SolidX; and Tim Grant, head of R3's Lab and Research Centre. One of the panelists said something that got me thinking – using blockchains for what she called 'proof of satisfaction', ie evidence of agreement or assertion that something happened to the satisfaction of the....
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