GOLDMAN SACHS: Practical uses for blockchain — from Airbnb to

Uses of blockchain

Uses For The Blockchain / January 31, 2016

I. Financial Instruments, Records and Models

  1. Currency
  2. Private equities
  3. Public equities
  4. Bonds
  5. Derivatives (futures, forwards, swaps, options and more complex variations)
  6. Voting rights associated with any of the above
  7. Commodities
  8. Spending records
  9. Trading records
  10. Mortgage / loan records
  11. Servicing records
  12. Crowd-funding
  13. Micro-finance
  14. Micro-charity
    II. Public Records
  15. Land titles
  16. Vehicle registries
  17. Business license
  18. Business incorporation / dissolution records
  19. Business ownership records
  20. Regulatory records
  21. Criminal records
  22. Passports
  23. Birth certificates
  24. Death certificates
  25. Voter IDs
  26. Voting
  27. Health / Safety Inspections
  28. Building permits
  29. Gun permits
  30. Forensic evidence
  31. Court records
  32. Voting records
  33. Non-profit records
  34. Government/non-profit accounting/transparency
    III. Private Records
  35. Contracts
  36. Signatures
  37. Wills
  38. Trusts
  39. Escrows
  40. GPS trails (personal)

    IV. Other Semi-Public Records
  41. Degree
  42. Certifications
  43. Learning Outcomes
  44. Grades
  45. HR records (salary, performance reviews, accomplishment)
  46. Medical records
  47. Accounting records
  48. Business transaction records
  49. Genome data
  50. GPS trails (institutional)
  51. Delivery records
  52. Arbitration
    V. Physical Asset Keys
  53. Home / apartment keys
  54. Vacation home / timeshare keys
  55. Hotel room keys
  56. Car keys
  57. Rental car keys
  58. Leased cars keys
  59. Locker keys
  60. Safety deposit box keys
  61. Package delivery (split key between delivery firm and receiver)
  62. Betting records
  63. Fantasy sports records (!)

    VI. Intangibles (?)
  64. Coupons
  65. Vouchers
  66. Reservations (restaurants, hotels, queues, etc)
  67. Movie tickets
  68. Patents
  69. Copyrights
  70. Trademarks
  71. Software licenses
  72. Videogame licenses
  73. Music/movie/book licenses (DRM)
  74. Domain names
  75. Online identities
  76. Proof of authorship / Proof of prior art

    VI. Other
  77. Documentary records (photos, audio, video)
  78. Data records (sports scores, temperature, etc)
  79. Sim Cards
  80. GPS network identity
  81. Gun unlock codes
  82. Weapons unlock codes
  83. Nuclear launch codes (!)

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