After almost 2 years of hype, some people still ask me when to use “distributed ledgers” rather than standard “distributed databases”. Other (vicious) people ask me what is the difference between “blockchain technology” and “distributed ledger technology”. So let’s clarify the conceptual & vocabulary issues that we have here. Centralized relational databases Relational databases (RDBMS) […]
Video recorded for AssetTV Fintech channel Top fintech influencer and blockchain expert Sebastien Meunier discusses the technology that is taking the financial services world by storm. Meunier touches on the evolution of blockchain technology, the execution of smart contracts and addresses security concerns that have dominated recent headlines. Meunier is North America head of digital […]
(Original post from Aug. 2016. One model added May 2017) Let’s explore the decision models right away. D. Birch Model Ok this was a joke, but I like it. But it is true that you don’t need blockchain per se, you need a solution to some problems that eventually could be a blockchain. Birch-Brown-Parulava model […]
The blockchain or distributed ledger technology is fascinating because it questions how businesses have been conducted for decades (even centuries): Do we really need trusted intermediaries? What is trust? What is a contract? What is identity? Etc. But regarding its application to Financial Services, what fascinates me the most is the hiatus between the concept […]
The blockchain endgame is unclear, but organisations should ensure they are aware of what is happening at the very least, says consultant Sebastien Meunier http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450296169/Be-prepared-for-blockchain-says-consultant
I was invited to deliver a keynote about blockchain technology at the European Identity & Cloud Conference 2016. To know more about the content, check this similar presentation of mine on SlideShare: Blockchain – preparing for the next steps from Sebastien Meunier
People who are not familiar with the Distributed Ledger technology ask me how it is different from a good old database? And what is the difference between a private distributed ledger (DL) that banks are seemingly experimenting, and a public DL such as the Bitcoin Blockchain? The key to understanding: the network characteristics. In a […]
Between 2009 and 2014, Bitcoin caught the public’s attention as the first viable and widely used cryptocurrency. In 2014 the world started to take an interest in the Blockchain (with capital “B”), the underlying distributed ledger used to securely record the Bitcoin transactions. Recently we reached a hype peak, hearing about blockchains (with an “s”) […]
