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WhitepaperAugust 2024

Enterprise Blockchain Adoption: A Strategic Framework

A structured methodology for evaluating, piloting, and scaling blockchain initiatives inside large organisations — covering governance, vendor selection, integration patterns, and change management.

Enterprise StrategyGovernanceIntegration
34 pages · PDF
Research ReportJune 2024

The DeFi Risk Landscape: Threats, Mitigations, and Regulatory Outlook

An in-depth analysis of smart contract exploits, oracle manipulation, liquidity risks, and the evolving UK and EU regulatory frameworks affecting decentralised finance protocols.

DeFiSecurityRegulation
28 pages · PDF
Case StudyApril 2024

Tokenising Supply Chain Provenance: Lessons from a Logistics Pilot

How a mid-market logistics operator reduced counterfeit incidents by 62% and cut reconciliation time by 40% using a permissioned blockchain provenance layer — including architecture decisions and integration challenges.

Supply ChainTokenisationPermissioned Chains
18 pages · PDF

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WhitepaperAugust 2024

Enterprise Blockchain Adoption: A Strategic Framework

A structured methodology for evaluating, piloting, and scaling blockchain initiatives inside large organisations — covering governance, vendor selection, integration patterns, and change management.

Enterprise StrategyGovernanceIntegration
34 pages · PDF
Research ReportJune 2024

The DeFi Risk Landscape: Threats, Mitigations, and Regulatory Outlook

An in-depth analysis of smart contract exploits, oracle manipulation, liquidity risks, and the evolving UK and EU regulatory frameworks affecting decentralised finance protocols.

DeFiSecurityRegulation
28 pages · PDF
Case StudyApril 2024

Tokenising Supply Chain Provenance: Lessons from a Logistics Pilot

How a mid-market logistics operator reduced counterfeit incidents by 62% and cut reconciliation time by 40% using a permissioned blockchain provenance layer — including architecture decisions and integration challenges.

Supply ChainTokenisationPermissioned Chains
18 pages · PDF
WhitepaperMarch 2024

Self-Sovereign Identity on Web3: Architecture and Implementation Patterns

Explores decentralised identifier (DID) standards, verifiable credentials, and practical deployment patterns for organisations building privacy-preserving identity systems without centralised data stores.

IdentityPrivacyWeb3
26 pages · PDF
GuideFebruary 2024

The Smart Contract Security Audit Handbook

A practitioner's guide to commissioning, scoping, and acting on smart contract security audits — covering common vulnerability classes, what to expect from an audit firm, and how to interpret findings reports.

SecuritySmart ContractsAuditing
22 pages · PDF
Research ReportJanuary 2024

Beyond Speculation: Real Business Utility of NFTs in 2024

Separates hype from substance — examining proven NFT use cases in ticketing, IP licensing, gaming, and loyalty programmes, with ROI analysis and implementation considerations for each vertical.

NFTsBusiness StrategyUse Cases
20 pages · PDF
WhitepaperNovember 2023

DAO Governance Design: Avoiding Common Failure Modes

Analyses governance failures across 40+ DAOs to identify structural patterns that lead to voter apathy, plutocracy, and governance attacks — with design recommendations for resilient on-chain organisations.

DAOsGovernanceDecentralisation
30 pages · PDF
Case StudyOctober 2023

Blockchain in Financial Services: Three Transformation Stories

Three anonymised case studies from Alphaveta engagements in cross-border payments, trade finance, and digital asset custody — detailing the problem, solution architecture, and measurable outcomes.

Financial ServicesPaymentsCustody
24 pages · PDF
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