Blockchain Value

Anthony Day helps organizations to understand the benefits of using exponential technologies like Blockchain to create commercially viable digital transformations. He is responsible for designing, building and managing Blockchain platforms for IBM's clients in the UK & Ireland.

Anthony brings together the best of IBM in terms of people; technology accelerators; platforms like Food Trust, Tradelens, Trust Your Supplier; and ecosystem partners from around the world to deliver scalable, secure and innovative technology capabilities. He is passionate about engagement with the community and helping non-experts to understand, and appreciate, the value of Blockchain technology.

Anthony also hosts the Blockchain Won't Save the World podcast that is telling inspiring stories from people and organisations who are creating real change in the world with Blockchain and Exponential technologies and is listened to in over 130 countries worldwide

In this episode we discuss Lessons from IBM & Deloitte from establishing some of the best-known Blockchain consortia and business networks, such as TradeLens, We.Trade and Food Trust. The importance of Strategy, Governance, Business Case and how to form a technology start-up with competitors that hate each other. What is the significance of consortia or business networks in Blockchain? What is required to set up a business network? What is Anthony’s advice to others looking to work with Blockchain technology?

Jiri Kobelka has had a long career in IT, fintech, and software development, and several years ago she set out to create a full-fledged blockchain development platform. They launched Tatum as a solution for developers to build apps on blockchains quickly and easily and without any blockchain development experience. Tatum runs infrastructure and provide a unified API for 20+ blockchains, allowing developers to leverage powerful API to perform complex blockchain operations simply and effectively. Tatum has over 8,000 developers building NFT marketplaces, crypto exchanges, and all kinds of other blockchain apps on the platform. Tatum’s user base has been rapidly expanding and word has been spreading fast that Tatum is the easiest way to build blockchain apps. Tatum has entered cooperation agreements with prestigious development studios, cutting-edge crypto innovators, and well-established enterprises like Mastercard, Amazon, Deloitte, and Microsoft. The company’s vision is to become the primary driving force to lay the foundations for mass blockchain adoption worldwide.

In this episode we discuss blockchain adoption and development. What are the current blockchain trends? What industries can benefit from blockchain? Do you think that mass adoption of blockchain technologies will happen soon? Can anyone develop on blockchain? What is the main stopper in blockchain development? How does Tatum help to solve it?  Do you have some plug-and-play solutions? Is Tatum working with NFTs as well?

Lewis Cohen is the co-founder of DLx Law, a law firm founded in 2018 to serve the needs of a new, technology-driven economy.  Lewis and the DLx Law team provide in-depth legal counsel to startups, growth companies, major enterprises, and governmental entities on a broad range of matters involving the use of blockchain, cryptocurrencies and other disruptive technologies.  Passionate about the ability of innovative technologies to change the way businesses and individuals work together, Lewis has become a major advocate for potential of emerging technologies to benefit and transform industries around the globe.

Lewis brings more than 25 years of experience advising major clients in capital markets and finance transactions.  Lewis is a frequent public speaker on the topic of blockchain and distributed ledger technology.  Lewis served on the Board and Executive Committee of the Structured Finance Industry Group (SFIG). Lewis is also recognized by Chambers Global as one of only three lawyers in “Band 1” for Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies – USA. Follow Lewis on Twitter: @NYCryptolawyer.

In this first installment, we will begin by looking at the nature of digital assets from the perspective of a securities lawyer and explore why would securities law might apply to them.  Before attempting to apply a system of regulation to a type of asset, it is important to understand the character of that type of asset and how it is similar to (or different from) other assets that are treated as “securities”.  We will also briefly look at the history of securities law in the US in general to understand both its breadth of coverage and also its limitations.

Jim Gatto is a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. He is Leader of the Blockchain & Fintech Team, Social Media and Games Team and Open Source Team.

Jim leverages his unique combination of nearly 30 years of IP experience, business insights and attention to technology trends to help companies develop IP and other legal strategies that are aligned with their business objectives. His practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property, internet and technology law, including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and open source.

Jim advises clients of all sizes (startups to Fortune 100 companies) on key legal and business issues relating to the use of social media, video games, social games and online gambling (gamblification), virtual goods and currency, social networks, virtual worlds, mirror worlds, augmented reality, open source user-generated content, location-based services and gamification.

He regularly advises internet and social media companies on business and legal strategies relating to virtual goods and virtual currency, developing IP protection and monetization strategies, handling terms of service and end user license agreements, development, licensing and partnership agreements, developing DMCA policies, handling DMCA enforcement, privacy and COPPA policies and much more. Jim advises clients on intellectual property and technology agreements related to ESG and Sustainability. Among other projects, he has advised on use of blockchain for tracking and transferring carbon credits.

In this episode, we discuss NFTS. Everything is being tokenized these days, including art, games, collectibles and much more. The record prices being fetched have created an NFT frenzy. This distribution model has created a new channel for monetization of creative IP. Given some of the unique aspects of NFTs, IP owners need to rethink their IP protection and licensing strategies. IP protection strategies should include specific protection relating to NFTs. Due to some of the unique aspects of NFTs, various new considerations need to be addressed when licensing IP. NFT creators need to be mindful of potential infringement issues when using third party IP and should also consider IP protection for their original creations. NFTs also implicate a host of other legal and regulatory issues. Tune in to learn about these and other issues.

Daniel Uribe is CEO & Co Founder of Genobank.io, Serial Entrepreneur, +17 years experience in Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing; +5 years experience in Blockchain & Smart Contracts.  Recently specializes in Privacy Laws, Genomics & Bioinformatics.

Daniel Holds Bs. Electronics Engineering, MBA from IPADE Business School, Executive Programs @ Stanford GSB & Singularity University; “Data Science” at Galvanize,

“RNAseq” at EcSeq Bioinformatics GmbH (Berlin) & recently “Data: Law, Policy and Regulation” from London School of Economics and Political Science.

With this novel BioNFT or “biosample permission Token”, we are hoping to contribute to everybody that places their trust into health care systems. Researchers/Companies can become more responsible and ethical where they manage human DNA data and biosamples. Donors can better trust health care and be more comfortable to participate in studies, so even independent researchers can have more access to Permissioned bio data, therefore accelerate medical discoveries globally.

Adrienne Valencia Garcia is currently IBM’s Senior Counsel for Cognitive Systems and most recently served as IBM’s Senior Counsel for Blockchain Solutions, a first-of-a-kind role created in April 2017 while she was completing a three-year assignment in Latin America.  As the Senior Counsel for Blockchain, Adrienne was the worldwide legal executive focal for all blockchain engagements and oversaw the global members of the law department who supported blockchain transactions.  She is a trusted adviser the senior leadership relies upon to navigate complex legal, policy and regulatory issues. Consequently, Adrienne has become a recognized thought leader in establishing IBM’s positions in these areas and is a sought-after speaker in the space.

Adrienne joined IBM in June 2006 after practicing as a litigator in NYC for 10 years.  After various client-facing roles focused on closing key strategic deals around IBM’s varied portfolio, in August 2014, she relocated to Mexico City to be the Lead Counsel for IBM’s Latin America Global Consulting Services business and co-leader for IBM’s internal Latin America law department education efforts.

Adrienne holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in NYC and received her B.A from the State University of NY at Stony Brook.  She is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion; and is an active alumni Fellow of the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity (LCLD) which works to identify high-potential attorneys from diverse backgrounds and set them on the path to leadership in their organizations.  Adrienne is also a proud co-founder of the NYC Chapter of Diversity in Blockchain (https://diversityinblockchain.com/), a non-profit organization focused on empowering everyone from all walks of life to engage with blockchain technology to ensure equal participation and distribution.

In 2020, Adrienne became an advisory council member of the Glamour Gals Foundation, a non-profit that organizes teenage volunteers to spend time with the elderly in senior homes and provide complimentary makeovers, which facilitate multi-generational conversations that empower women across generations.

A first-generation American, Adrienne speaks Spanish fluently.

In this episode, we discuss enterprise blockchain. We've all seen the hype around blockchain in the context of cryptocurrency and now NFTs - and if you haven't, you are a unicorn! Yet, we don't always hear about how blockchain technology can be used by companies to tackle some of their industry's most prolific challenges.  Supply chain bottlenecks or lack of transparency?  Blockchain might be a great option.  Inefficient processes and too many intermediaries?  Blockchain could be right for you.  Let's learn about some actual use cases to expand our view of what blockchain can mean for your business or your clients' business.