The Short STOry

Today we will be discussing the second part of the Uniswap paper [1]. If you found yesterday's episode a bit dry, worry not. This one is more fun and economics, the mathematics stuff is mostly over. We are now moving on to the economics implications, and those are very interesting. Also honorable mentions of Sushiswap [3].

1. https://theshortstory-podcast.com/papers/202009-uniswap-multipool/#part2

2. https://theshortstory-podcast.com/papers/202009-uniswap-formulas/

3. https://thedefiant.substack.com/p/sushiswaps-vampire-scheme-hours-away

In today's episode I am talking with Dr Mark van Rijmenam the author of the Organisation of Tomorrow [1] and who is a leading expert in the blockchain space and how it changes the future of work. In today's episode based on a recent blog post of Mark [2] we are discussing how blockchain voting changes the world of corporate governance by moving from a proxy-based voting system to a blockchain based direct one, and we end up discussing liquid democracy [3]. 1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S1PNQ67 2. https://vanrijmenam.nl/blockchain-proxy-voting-improves-shareholder-engagement/ 3. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/liquid-democracy-how-blockchain-can-improve-process-mark-van-rijmenam **Dr Mark van Rijmenam, Founder Datafloq and Mavin.org.** Dr Mark van Rijmenam is Founder of Datafloq and Mavin.org. He is a highly sought-after international public speaker [1], a Big Data and Blockchain strategist and author of the best-selling book Think Bigger - Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business[2]. He is the co-author of the book Blockchain: Transforming Your Business and Our World [3], which details how blockchain can be used for social good. His third book, The Organisation of Tomorrow [4], discusses how AI, blockchain and analytics turn your business into a data organisation. He is named a global top 10 Big Data influencer and one of the most influential Blockchain people. He holds PhD in management from the University of Technology Sydney on how organizations should deal with Big Data, Blockchain and (Responsible) AI and he is a faculty member of the Blockchain Research Institute in Canada [6]. He is a strategic advisor to several blockchain startups and publisher of the ‘f(x) = ex‘ newsletter [7] read by thousands of executives. 1. https://vanrijmenam.nl 2. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814434150 3. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138313246 4. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S1PNQ67 5. https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/big-data-2016-top-100-influencers-and-brands/ 6. https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/faculty/ 7. https://us18.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=a77ea90b1e0814a292d8dc9f2&id=8bc7c46a25

The US patents and trademark office today published a patent by Visa [1], the card payments network, for a digital currency issued on a blockchain [2-4]. This is not their first patent in this area [5]. 1. http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=20200151682.PGNR. 2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2020/05/14/visa-submits-patent-application-for-digital-dollar-using-blockchain/ 3. https://www.coindesk.com/visa-digital-fiat-currency 4. https://news.bitcoin.com/visa-cryptocurrency-system/ 5. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22Visa+International+Service+Association%22&OS=%22Visa+International+Service+Association%22&RS=%22Visa+International+Service+Association%22

After Robinhood and Fidelity, now Charles Schwab allows for “fractional” stock trading in S&P 500 companies, for a minimum investment as little as $5. Another step towards asset fractionalisation and making finance available for the masses. 1. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/charles-schwab-introduces-stock-slices-service-allowing-investment-in-sp-500-stocks-for-5-2020-05-05 2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200505005240/en/Introducing-Schwab-Stock-Slices™-–-Designed-Investing