Abstract An in depth discussion of smart contracts.
Objectives Learn the basics of smart contracts and the specific tax credit use cases.
Outline 1. Introduction :05
2. Smart Contracts :05 a. Define what they are b. Give an example of current legal contract and how people get paid i. When people get paid ii. How do contractors know they will get paid c. Describe how smart contracts would revolutionize the current contract process
3. Transferable tax credit :05 a. That transferable ones exist and why b. When does the transfer happen? (issues with the government)
4. FOR EXAMPLE: Afloat :05 a. Smart contracts feel like an obvious solution i. Secure – we couldn’t hack it ourselves (use as example) b. Talk about vision of ease/security of smart contracts, allowing room for government to create more transferable tax credits i. Eventually, people could pay their taxes regularly through smart contracts and allocate their money where they want it to go