BLOCKCHAIN – More than a buzzword

Title: BLOCKCHAIN – More than a buzzword

Speaker: Ionut-Daniel Dobos (MBN Technologies)

Abstract: In this presentation we will take a look at the concept of a blockchain as a mean to hold historical transactional data (while maintaining all the core concepts of Cryptography) and moreover, to see how IPFS uses such approaches to ensure a way of general data storage with the same capabilities. We will choose the Ethereum network as a use case for the first topic, taking a deeper look into the upcoming Casper update for the consensus mechanism, introducing the Proof of Stake paradigm.