From the price of cryptocurrency valuations to claims that distributed ledger technology will affect seemingly every industry, blockchain technology has pervaded media headlines over the past year. Nevertheless, the market environment is still fraught with many unknowns regarding how this technology will create value for its innovators and investors.  This panel will provide a basic understanding of blockchain and the market and legal trends affecting value.  The panel will focus on how to quantify value in early-stage technologies, like blockchain, in light of difficult to predict regulatory environments and nascent business models.