Blockchain is not what you think it is.
Texas McCombs Presents—
Prof. Cesare Fracassi
Director, Blockchain Initiative
November 30, 2018
Blockchain technology has been hailed as the new internet 2.0 that will usher a fourth industrial age, replace all other currency, eradicate poverty, provide portable and immutable digital identity, transfer medical records securely and easily, settle financial transactions immediately, disrupt supply chain management, replace lawyers, and much more. Blockchain also has been accused to be the greatest scam in history, a fad, a simple rebranding of old technology, and a slow and unscalable technology.
Prof. Fracassi discusses what is real and what is not in blockchain. Whether you are a skeptic or an enthusiast of blockchain technology, this forum will challenge your views on this emerging technology.
What you will learn:
Understand how permissioned and permission-less blockchains work, and how they differ.
Look the latest evidence on user adoption, and on the important step from use cases/proof of concept to production.
Learn a framework on how to respond when your boss asks whether blockchain is good for your company.
