The mainstream media does a great job of sensationalizing the cryptocurrency and blockchain token phenomenon. This has led to widespread misconception about the nature of these technologies and the reasons behind their perceived value and increasing popularity as an alternative investment. This presentation sets to provide a more balanced perspective on these early-stage technologies and explain why their adoption is signaling the beginning of a financial revolution. The crypto-token market is now already worth more than USD 200 billion and can no longer be ignored by regulators and mainstream financial institutions, both of which are struggling to react accordingly. Aurélien Menant, founder and CEO of Gatecoin, will discuss how crypto-token technologies are not just challenging financial services but also set to disrupt a wide array of industries through disintermediation offered by so-called decentralized applications.
