Brookings:   http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/01/14-beyond-bitcoin-blockchain-disruptive-financial-technologies

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LIVE WEBCAST - Roundtable Discussions: Beyond bitcoin: Policy issues in an era of disruptive financial technology
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When: Thursday, January 14, 2016, 8:30 AM  – 12:00 PM EST

Where: http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/01/14-beyond-bitcoin-blockchain-disruptive-financial-technologies

What:

Public and media focus on bitcoin has been on the virtual currency itself, but a key innovation is the ‘distributed ledger” or “blockchain,” the technologies that undergird bitcoin that allow a payment system to operate in a decentralized way without banks or other intermediaries. No matter what happens with bitcoin, the currency, this technological innovation has enormous potential and raises a host of policy questions. We are seeking to foster conversation among industry leaders and pioneers, policymakers, regulators (past, present and future), banks and other providers of conventional financial services and consumer/privacy advocates and identifying key issues and chokepoints.

AGENDA:

(Note: All morning sessions are invitation-only, but are made available to the public via live webcast.)

8:30 AM -- Session 1: Impact of Blockchain/Distributed Ledger on Financial Services & Payment Systems
How might distributed ledger technology transform financial services – particularly the payments systems -- over the next ten years? What are the biggest hurdles or uncertainties? What are the tensions between incumbents and disruptive start-ups? What are the most important developments to watch for in the next 12-24 months?

Speakers: Barry Silbert, Digital Currency Group; Charley Cooper, R3CEV; Brad Peterson, NASDAQ

10:15 AM -- Break

10:30 AM -- Session 2: Policy Questions Raised by Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Innovations in Financial Services and Payment Systems
What are the key risks and opportunities? What are the key questions that policymakers need to address – and which policymakers and when? What are the challenges all this poses to the existing payments system and how do we cope with them?

Speakers: Michael Barr, Univ of Michigan (former Treasury); Jeff Stehm, Promontory (former Federal Reserve); Anne Wallwork (Treasury)

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http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2015/12/21/patrick-byre-s-warning-about-r3-s-blockchain.html

I would like to thank the community members for the great reception my UIA got. For some us here on this forum I would like to clarify something . This is a public blockchain and the purpose of any UIA can vary and I believe naming your UIA is as important as what it represents. I am afraid naming an UIA a CRAPCOIN (no-offense to the issuer) can actually make it a crap coin that no body would like to have . My purpose was to create an UIA which commemorates this important socio-economic formation that our world is witnessing . Such a token can be valued totally different by anybody so to expect to profit from this UIA is naive . My other purpose is to bring some new users to our platform which I can gladly say it did work to some extent. I know many of us here would like to see a magic asset per se , but I believe variety is as much important as a silver bullet because world is such a colorful place and to attract new users we might want to increase the variety. Anyway , thank you for enthusiasm you are a great bunch. Any body still didnt receive some BRICS can go to thread and post their account name and I will send my guys .. https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=20495.0

Hi people, I would like to distribute some of my UIAs to community members. Anyone interested can post their account name here and I will transfer some BRICS , a million for each account.

As we all know the mass media still have the power on shaping the public opinon on any subject. They have been trying hard to attract attention to blockchain rather than bitcoin, they are a kind of   makers of the truth . I think we as community should piggyback their efforts to benefit from their power and turn the table around.
What ever terminology they are using we should use exactly the same terminologies . This way we can attract a portion of the attention they create on public.

What is the primary difference between a Bond and a Financial Asset/UIA ?