Episode 286: Deutsche Bank’s Boon-Hiong Chan

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This week, Boon-Hiong Chan, Asia-Pacific head of securities and technology advocacy and industry applied innovation lead at Deutsche Bank, joins the podcast. They discuss the importance of blockchain interoperability and go into some methods and key requirements to achieve that. https://www.waterstechnology.com/emerging-technologies/7951853/ace-high-or-busted-flush-digital-assets-mixed-fortunes-mirror-dlt-adversity https://www.db.com/news/detail/20240607-deutsche-bank-collaborates-with-industry-partners-to-launch-paper-on-blockchain-interoperability?language_id=1 https://www.waterstechnology.com/emerging-technologies/7951849/deutsche-bank-works-on-standardized-protocols-for-asset-tokenization 7:00 – Boon joins the podcast and gives an overview of his current role 10:30 – They discuss why interoperability between different blockchains is important 16:30 – Interoperability can mean two things 18:30 – Boon explains the highlights from the whitepaper Deutsche Bank contributed to 22:30 – Centralized hub vs. bridges and key requirements 29:30 – On and off chain interoperability 33:00 – Cybersecurity considerations 36:30 – Other blockchain challenges