Cyber Republic Weekly Update 20

infrastructure before switching companies
to lead the development of several unique AI
products amongst which was a
groundbreaking chatbot.
He has an extensive background as a
software developer and has developed a full
blown workflow management suite and
analytical algorithm in the field of veterinary
diagnostics, among various other projects,
before growing into a managerial role.
Besides hands-on software development
experience and management, Matthijs has
founded and managed three other
companies, thereby gaining plenty of
entrepreneurial experience in the process.
How does AllianceBlock separate itself from
other Blockchain-based Investment
Banking projects in the space and why
should people use this platform rather than
the traditional systems in place?
There are not many blockchain based banks,
and most are focused on retail banking
versus investment banking. Additionally, very
few projects have the experience in Tier 1
investment banks that AllianceBlock’s
management team has. In most cases, other
projects don’t have enough experience
across the board to fully understand how
financial markets work and what the current
users (investors and corporates) need from
an investment bank. There are two systems
in place that can compete with what
AllianceBlock is offering:
First, compared to traditional Tier 2 and Tier
3 investment banks, we offer lower fees,
faster processes, and milestone-based
financing. Access to deals is transparent and
mathematical rather than relationship-based
(investment banks show the best deals to
clients who pay them the most in fees).
Second, when compared to crowdfunding
and crowdlending, AllianceBlock offers endto-end
issuance for both shares and bonds,
regulated equity and bond offerings,
secondary trading and advisory through a
collective intelligence framework.
AllianceBlock has been giving updates on a
serverless architecture called Lamda. First
of all can you please explain to the
community what a serverless architecture is
and can you elaborate on why this is best for
the platform?
A serverless architecture allows the
execution of focused tasks (micro services)
without allocating resources (servers)
beforehand. This enables an extremely
scalable architecture where resources are
provided when needed. Ultimately, this
means that when tens of thousands of users
on the platform perform the same request,
simultaneously, the tasks that are executed
will be automatically run on as many servers
as is needed until all tasks are completed in
about the same time it would take if only a
single user triggered the task’s execution.
In November of last year, AllianceBlock came
out with its MVP, showcasing features such as:
investing in listed project, swapping tokens,
and interacting with other members,
amongst other features. What else will be
implemented on the platform in future
updates?
Integration of a community module,platform
wide, that focuses on working together in
sub-communities (ie Telegram or Discord
groups). Existing communities can migrate
easily to AllianceBlock so they can keep
working together with the people they know
while having the correct and secure tools at
their disposal, making collaboration on
projects and due diligence easier, more
accessible, and more enjoyable.
Milestone-based financing allows for a live
fundraiser for a company to be given funds in
a smart contract that is locked in tranches
based on pre-agreed milestones. The
company initially receives the first tranche,
but to receive the second tranche it will need
to show a pre-agreed upon deliverable in
which the investors would vote. If the
investors agree that the company delivered
//39