Conference

February 17th, was the first day of the inaugural UCLA Cyber Days Conference with day two occurring tomorrow. Boasting a strong series of panels, the organizers from the UCLA Blockchain Lab and the DApper Network also earned points for strong logistics and selling an appropriate amount of tickets for the venue size (unlike some other conferences). The conference is currently sold out online, but you may be able to purchase day two tickets at the door. Blockchain Beach attended and live tweeted the event. You can see the full series of tweets here. Highlights included: The Future of Blockchain Keynote by David Moss (Block.one - Team building EOS) New definition of a billionaire via @brockpierce: Someone who positively affects the lives of a billion people #cyberdays pic.twitter.com/CGxnl9KK8S — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 17, 2018 "Blockchain isn't for everything, it's not for ice cream" - David Moss @EOS_io #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 17, 2018 Blockchain in Real Estate Can Prevent the Next Economic Meltdown "I've sold five houses (at between $1.8M and $3.5M) for clients using Bitcoin, but there has not been a typical situation. Most people are still afraid of it though." - @PiperMoretti #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 17, 2018 Fireside Chat with DASH "Public/Private Key Cryptography will remain, but like @bitshares, DASH is currently formulating a way to have usernames/passwords instead of addresses that can be used on any device" - @AmandaB_Johnson @Dashpay #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 17, 2018 How Blockchain Technology Can Help Improve the World's Health "I've seen companies working with population data and other huge data sets that can determine who is at risk of getting sick and treat them prior to illness. We could move from sickness management to sickness prevention." - @varya_hi @GVACapitalNews #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 17, 2018 Blockchain's Influence on the Development of Art and Culture "Three use cases that are relevant for Universal Music Group (@UMG) right now are data management, file delivery, and licensing. However, we need coordination between the many splintered rights holders and for everyone to check egos at the door." - David Kokakis #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 17, 2018 Finding the Balance Between Regulation and Innovation "You can have a utility token that you sell in a certain way that it becomes a security. But when the system goes live, the tokens become a functioning utility. - @ScienceGilman #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 18, 2018 "If the US isn't going to take a lead in the jurisdiction of Blockchain companies, Blockchain companies will look elsewhere. If the US hadn't taken the lead for startup companies, it would have had a major effect on the US economy." - @ScienceGilman @ScienceInc #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 18, 2018 "We likely won't see major regulation in 2018 unless the US Office of Comptroller issues a new banking tier for companies in FinTech (Blockchain and non-Blockchain). They're currently being sued to stop that from happening, however." - @ettingerESQ #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 18, 2018 Shifting Strategies in 2018: How Legitimate Projects Can Succeed "Utility tokens are popular right now because they're easily tradable and liquid. With as many as three security token platforms launching soon, Security tokens will soon have those same features." - @tatianakoffman #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 18, 2018 Disagreeing with @vacapital: "Venture Capitalists want a specific thing: 100x return in approximately 5 years. This is why we have not seen proper job creation in this country. That's why regulators should have a light touch and only go after bad actors." - @nub #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 18, 2018 "The US Government did a pretty good job of not messing up the first internet and this has gone on far longer than I thought. Let's give the Government some credit for not crushing the whole thing." - @dsiemer "Are you pandering to the SEC right now? ?" - @vacapital #cyberdays — Blockchain Beach (@blocchainbeach) February 18, 2018 Click here for highlights from Day 2!

Conference

UCLA Cyber Days Day 1: Informative and Well Organized