Cardano CEO Says Blockchain Is Becoming Core to Corporate Accounting and Auditing

Title: "Understanding the Benefits Blockchain Offers to Businesses"

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Today's topic deals with the real business benefits that blockchain technology can offer to companies and the important factors to consider when evaluating its potential.

First, we will start by emphasizing the accuracy and reliability of blockchain. Blockchain offers companies the opportunity to ensure transparency and integrity while reducing the resources needed to build and maintain trust. This is particularly prominent in financial transparency, helping firms make better decisions and pursue efficient reporting and auditing processes. For example, Cardano Foundation's Reeve solution provides various benefits like fraud reduction and improved decision-making through AI-powered insights. Similarly, EY's OpsChain is used for these purposes.

Blockchain also facilitates regulatory compliance. Rapidly growing ESG regulations, corporate social responsibility (CSR) demands, and financial reporting requirements can be more easily met through blockchain due to its immutability and real-time accessibility. SAP's enterprise platform integrates blockchain to help companies comply with global regulatory standards.

In terms of cost savings, the impact of blockchain is clear. It addresses the inefficiency of knowledge workers who spend 30% of their day searching for information due to poor record management. This is beneficial in data-driven areas like supply chain and auditing and can lead to process automation through smart contracts.

For traceability and certification issues, blockchain is an excellent tool. In the food industry, for example, it can transparently disclose the origin and production process of products to consumers, as demonstrated by the partnership between Cardano Foundation and Georgia Wine. It can also be used to tackle counterfeit issues, with entities like LVMH and Aura Blockchain Consortium providing transparency for luxury products through blockchain.

Security and authentication are also major applications of blockchain. Blockchain security solutions enhance data security through various methods, including protection from AI-based threats, biometric or hardware-based verification instead of passwords for logins, identity management, and access control.

When considering the adoption of blockchain, two critical factors must be kept in mind. First, the choice between public permissionless chains and private permissionless systems. Each has its unique characteristics that need to be evaluated based on business requirements. Second, considerations of cost, complexity, and required expertise. Blockchain is not a simple connection. Organizations can mitigate the complexity of blockchain adoption by leveraging existing infrastructure like internal datasets, regulatory compliance needs, or audit records.

Finally, as blockchain continues to develop and more organizations and developers recognize its potential, its applicability and usability will further expand. For instance, the use of blockchain in autonomous and adaptive AI systems could be the next innovation that offers significant benefits and challenges to businesses simultaneously.

Through this discussion, we have comprehensively analyzed the various benefits that blockchain technology can bring to companies and its potential applications.

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