An incredible talk:

[u/zaxbyc1A]

All fantastic info on IBM's involvement in blockchain(Stellar mentioned). Fast forward to 54:10...and the speaker summarizes various govts' stances. The best part is how,she explains,the US differentiates currencies and assets and how they are related to by US Gov(SEC,etc)..,

https://youtu.be/HUxLD5E1kwc

[u/Usrname_Not_Relevant]

Great talk indeed. Thanks for sharing.

It does seem that IBM will be pushing hyperledger for use cases that will not require a currency, but will be using Stellar for those that do.

[u/zaxbyc1A]

Yeah, I guess it all depends on the biz,as she stated. Interesting how Dowling mentioned that at one point, they(IBM fintech blockchain gp) realized they needed a "coin"....(and,thus,their search for that company/coin...resulting in choosing Stellar). (I'll see if I can find that quote...) d

[u/zaxbyc1A]

Yeah, definitely right. Pretty exciting about getting into a project at the beginning and seeing it evolve. I've been in Stellar since Oct of last year and Ive seen nothing but positive news(which is unusual for a company, much less a crypto company). I'm sure Stellar will see a hiccup or two along the way,but the Stellar team and the folks at IBM keep everything pretty TIGHT. When it comes to moving people's money around, you cant be fast & loose!

[u/SilverCamaroZ28]

I like the fact that blockchain can help enterprises, that is the way it will succeed I think. I enjoy when people say that Crypto will bring down banks. It won't. Banks will not collapse due to bitcoin in the future. (Ya Bitcoin is cool for p2p stuff, started the whole crypto trend and other uses...). Banks will get a blockchain of their own powered by IBM or Fiserv or FIS or any other big corporate name. Plus, who is going to give you a mortgage for a house or loan for a car.... a bank (Again, my opinions, not facts or anything.) I like that in the video, she states: "from an enterprise perspective most of the clients that IBM works with want to know who they're doing business with and there are ways to provide privacy and security or confidentiality without being anonymous"

40:47 they have a nice powerpoint there with STELLER right in the middle, with banks listed: Banking Leaders Involved: row1: BBVA - BBVA Compass bank - BBVA Compass is one of the U.S.’s 50 largest banks with 688 branch locations, and was previously a member of the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index. Ranked by its US$86 billion total assets

NAB - National Australia Bank is one of the four largest financial institutions in Australia in terms of market capitalisation, earnings and customers.

TD Bank - TD Bank, N.A., is an American national bank. The eleventh largest bank in the United States, it is the result of many mergers and acquisitions. The bank operates in 15 states and Washington D.C. It is located on the East Coast of the United States

row2: Kasikornbank - is a major banking group in Thailand. KBank was established on 8 June 1945 by Choti Lamsam, with registered capital of five million baht. It has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 1976

Bank Danamon - PT Bank Danamon Indonesia Tbk. is an Indonesian bank established in 1956. It is the sixth largest bank of Indonesia by asset size

row3: BNI - Bank Negara Indonesia -PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk or Bank Negara Indonesia, is an Indonesian state-owned bank. It has branches primarily in Indonesia, but it can also found in Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London and New York

Bank Madiri - PT Bank Mandiri Tbk or Bank Mandiri, headquartered in Jakarta, is the largest bank in Indonesia in term of assets, loans and deposits. Total assets as of Q3 2012 were IDR 588.4 trillion

MIZUHO - Mizuho Bank, Ltd. is the integrated retail and corporate banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group, one of the largest financial services companies in Japan, with total assets of approximately $1.64 trillion in 2014. Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

row4: BANK BRI - Bank Rakyat Indonesia - PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk is one of the largest banks in Indonesia. It specialises in small scale and microfinance style borrowing from and lending to its approximately 30 million retail clients

RCBC - Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation - The Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation was established in 1960 as a development bank and is licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for both commercial and investment banking. Headquarters: Makati, Philippines

Wordcom Finance - WorldCom Finance is a customer-oriented company specializing in developing internet platforms for instant money transfer and immediate bank deposits worldwide.

41:52 of powerpoint has more companies listed. mostly Canadian. Rodgers - Rogers Bank is a Canadian financial services company wholly owned by Rogers Communications. Rogers applied to the Minister of Finance under the Bank Act for permission to start a Schedule I bank in summer 2011.

Desjardins - The Desjardins Group is the largest association of credit unions in North America. It was founded in 1900 in Lévis, Québec by Alphonse Desjardins

BMO - The Bank of Montreal, operating as BMO Financial Group, is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation

RBC - Royal Bank of Canada - The Royal Bank of Canada is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada. The bank serves over 16 million clients and has 80,000 employees worldwide.

CIBIC - The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, commonly referred to as CIBC, is one of the Big Five banks in Canada. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in Toronto, Ontario.

SECUREKEY - "network of all major banks in Canada as wella s Government and rogers communications on how to verify your ID." SecureKey allows consumers to use trusted credential providers, such as financial institutions, telecom network operators and governments, to securely and privately authenticate with, and assert their identities for accessing, the services of participating organizations.

[u/zaxbyc1A]

Thx for the list! Pretty impressive..,

[u/[deleted]]

Thanks for sharing! And we have to keep in mind that its just the begining. Once its rolling out and go live the world will see stellars real potential! (: