When computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction.
Blockchain technology isn't just a more efficient way to settle securities. It will fundamentally change market structures, and maybe even the architecture of the Internet itself.
You have to think that the answer - and the right answer - for you and your organization might not be something that's been done before. And it's up to you to discover and work with your team to form and figure out how to do successfully.
Change is something that is expected and, therefore, not resisted.
When everyone is running the machine, and it's all working, there's a tendency to look at the short term and focus on incremental opportunities and not look ahead to the really big opportunities.
I'm a believer. I'm one of the few standing before you today from a large financial services company that has not given up on digital currencies.