The Blockchain and Cryptoeconomy Current Status and What Should We Do Moving Forward PD Dr. Sönke Bartling (@soenkeba) Founder Blockchain For Science, Associated research Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
First: What is Blockchain? Some viewpoints & thoughts.
A chain of blocks... Compare: Internet
A chain of blocks... A new way to organize online services Distributed Decentralized Immutable (append only) Transparent / provable
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? A socio-techno-economic-legalo-cultural (r)evolution A fascination in the triangle of game theory, strong cryptography, tech and money A hype @fortyfoxes
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? A new way to look at user identity/ autonomy Web 2.0 Blockchain
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? A new way to look at computer security ITsecurity today Firewall Database Ports Service Info Content Buisiness logic VPN Evil outside world Another island BLOCKCHAIN
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? A new way to look at computer security ITsecurity in today Blockchainworld Firewall IPFS Database Blockchain Ports Service Info Content IPDB Smart Buisiness contracts logic Another island VPN Content Wallets Evil outside world BLOCKCHAIN BLOCKCHAIN
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? A detachment of control over hardware from control over content Today Blockchained
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? Unnecessary
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WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? Unnecessary #2
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? We should think about including novel P2P technologies, like DAT? IPFS? Novel data processing concepts based on cryptography Trusted hardware concepts? Decentralized data market places?. @lambo
TALK DECENTRALIZATION? Not really technical decentralization Lack of an intransparent central point of failure Independency of service provider and control over the service Lack of artificially constraining business models Openness Power
WHAT IS BLOCKCHAIN? A new economy
CRYPTOECONOMY BC creats bullet proof variables=tokens=coins=... with provable behavior (max. amount, smart contracts,...) at near zero costs without a traditional trusted third party (paper contract, lawyer, notary, banks, stock exchanges...)
CRYPTOECONOMY BC creats bullet proof variables=tokens=coins=... with provable behavior (max. amount, smart contracts,...) at near zero costs without a traditional trusted third party (paper contract, lawyer, notary, banks, stock exchanges...)
TOKENEVOLUTION Protocol level tokens (Bitcoin )... Completely independent token... Security token, utility token future: more legal structures.
BITCOIN
Tokenevolution Protocol level tokens... Completely independent token... Security token, utility token future: more legal structures. But: Will there be really novel value propositions?
CRYPTOECONOMY A more onboarding, open economy? No more a few become really rich? Integrating economy that really supports cooperation?
Second: What is Blockchain in Science?
Science structure today? Legacy structures Centrality (data repositories, service providers) Unlimited media breaches Walled gardens/silos around business models Admin efforts, artificial competions (grants ) Lots of overhead Only parts of the research process open Control in hands of obscuring third parties
We are doing science! science! Grown cultures Science culture deeply intervened with society and individual s lifes Science is important & fun We want to build something great and and not not just just destroy stuff! destroy stuff! BLOCKCHAIN for Science
Our enemy US AND OUR SCIENCE CULTURE #COMPL EX
What is different? Open Science Science 2.0 Open Access This time science funding is affected!
RESEARCH CIRCLE
ACQUISITION Research data in Blockchain database Time stamped Immutable Blockchain / Real-world interface problem
BLOCKCHAINIFIED SCIENCE
TRUSTED HARDWARE
PROCESSING Processing through smart contracts Unchangeable Provable processing trail
ANALYSIS Smart evidence
NEW SUBJECT PRIVACY
RESEARCH DATA STORAGE Decentralized cloud 100% cryptography Storage forever?
BLOCKCHAIN SECURED DATA STORAGE
PUBLICATION Dynamic publications Micro contributions Standard peer-review on the blockchain Incentivation for peer-review
SCIENCE FUNDING Decentralized research marketplaces
FUNDING first ICO in Science!
FUNDING Create token for an idea Continuous coin offerings Grow with the project, share with your peers Todays Crowdfunding <=> Tokens can be sold The project should be blockchain open Value proposition? Patent application?
Youth of ideas today... Sharing with peers Publication Patent application Commercializati on/ Grants
Youth of ideas blockchain world... Sharing with peers Publication Patent application Commercializati on/ Grants
SCIENCE FUNDING Expertise systems Reputation systems Value flow #COMPL EX
OPEN SCIENCE ECOSYSTEM Expertise systems Reputation systems Value flow #COMPL EX
PAIN POINTS
PAIN POINTS Identity Soverin ID ORCID? Can ORCID withstand economic pressure? Traditional trusted third parties? Social network for scientists?
PAIN POINTS Technical setup? We have trusted third parties No mining necessary We already have the best mining BFS: Bitcoin Combine different blockchains Ongoing development How much technical decentralization does science really need?
BUT: Brewer triangle / CAP - THEOREM Consistency Availability Decentralization
BUT: Brewer triangle / CAP - THEOREM Consistency Availability Decentralization
BUT: Brewer triangle / CAP - THEOREM Consistency Availability Decentralization
Supernodes Something at stake
Trusted channels e.g. through smart contracts that put something at stake, Negotiated, e.g. Ripples State channels Availability limited through how much they trust
PAIN POINTS Technical setup Combine many setups Centralized, non blockchain services will coexist, for worthless /minor transactions Legal issues Delegate proof-of-stake @vldgunter @sherminvo Permissioned BC does not mean
PAIN POINTS System gamers Trust in reserch results??? UI challenges Governance Communication, wording,
IMPLEMENTATION
And all the rest.. Collectively address the real issue of control and governance of public research. @protohedgehog
And all the rest.. Collectively address the real issue of control and governance of public research. @protohedgehog
Let s unslice the pie!
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Ideas? Ideas Concepts Observations New sparks New interpretations Serendipities...