The Future of Money, Governance and the Law

Ethics experts discuss the GBA’s overarching Digital Ethics Framework which includes a series of industry-specific whitepapers and the aim of the ethics whitepaper developed by the Healthcare Working Group. This panel of seasoned healthcare and ethics advisors defines the scope of Ethical Frameworks, why it is important to develop them, and how organizations can implement these ethics frameworks to guide critical decisions. They discuss how important it is for organizations to have a proactive ethics approach, how they can implement various elements of these frameworks, and how they can build a sustainable culture of ethics.

They also describe the release schedule for ethical framework resources and tools being developed by the GBA Healthcare Working Group

Joel is the CEO of SIMBA Chain. In this episode he tells the story about how his company won an initial grant from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for blockchain solutions. He goes on to tell how his company continued to win blockchain work for other government agencies in other sectors including energy and many others. He also shares his passion for making blockchain technology more accessible to a wider community. His company has built Software Development Kits (SDKs) and drag-and-drop blockchain solution generators. He talks about how they make smart-contract generators and other tools. He goes on to describe what opportunities lie ahead for the blockchain community. He talks about all of the ways that blockchain is being used by governments.

Jörg Molt was one of the first people to work with the bitcoin community before bitcoin went public. He was an ethical hacker finding vulnerabilities and problems with blockchain code, organizations, and ICO offerings. He is passionate about the impact that blockchain can have on society and determined to stop people from using it for nefarious purposes.

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Blockchain Founding Father, W. Scott Stornetta describes the birth of blockchain in 1991. He describes how he and his colleague, Stuart Haber tried to solve the problem of creating trusted, immutable records. He also talks about how their work was so prominently mentioned in the Satoshi White Paper, and since he speaks fluent japanese, many people wondered if he was Satoshi Nakamoto. He describes the development of blockchain, bitcoin,the explosion of a new domain, industry, and ecosystem. He goes on to discuss the future of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

Bryan describes how he went from being a child in a tiny village in Iran to a refuge escaping a tyrannical government intent on executing his whole family, to a 16 year old kid working for NASA, and eventually becoming a global impact leader in the field of artificial intelligence and education.

Overcoming Resistance and Implementing Blockchain Voting government official overcame political adversity and the enormous weight of the status quo to bring solutions to her constituents. Amelia describes how she discovered the needs of her residents and how blockchain could provide a solution. Find out how she developed a strategy to introduce innovative solutions and transform how voting is done using blockchain.

Carlos Toriello Herrerías tells how a group of blockchain hacktivists turned on the bat signal and created a citizen-based auditing system for elections. He described how an election crisis was the impetus to develop a system where votes could be verified on four separate blockchains. This open source solution is transforming election systems into one of integrity and can be trusted.

GBA member Venkat Kodumundi, Blockchain / Intelligent Automation Practice Lead at CGI, a Canadian information technology consulting company, talks with host Gerard Dache in Episode 8 of “The Future of Money, Governance and the Law.” During Episode 8, Venkat recognizes the emerging roles of third-party regulators throughout the blockchain technology landscape, especially in the public sector. Venkat says he sees the value of having both permissioned and permissionless blockchain applications. For example, Venkat considers public benefits and government grants as two leading use cases for successful permissioned government blockchain technology applications. The former technology executive also says that a few great examples throughout networks are in digital currency, identity services, and voting on permissionless blockchain technology applications. Venkat lives in Washington, D.C. And finally, hear from the first African Lead at Government Blockchain Association, Ngueti Armand Gaetanmember who says that GBA is welcomed in Africa because its members are always willing to help and build strong community connections between the private and public sectors.

Episode 7 of GBA’s “The Future of Money, Governance and the Law,” podcast features consultant and GBA member Lourdes C. Miranda, an experienced U.S. government criminal investigator who is at ease with understanding the criminality behind cryptocurrency, and the weaknesses of blockchain technology. Lourdes brings her background as a cryptocurrency analyst, financial crime investigator, anti-money laundering specialist, and a fraud examiner to collaborate with other GBA members from law enforcement in dealing with financial crimes. She appreciates how blockchain technology promulgates secure data transactions, but recognizes the need for human intelligence in order to sort out some hard-to-follow transactions. Lourdes talks about privacy coins, accessibility of cryptocurrencies, and the role of bad actors in hiding criminal activities. Lourdes lives in Washington, D.C. One of the many benefits of a GBA membership is having access to a Rolodex of experts to connect and learn about new projects. Hear from GBA member, Tom Goldstein, a partner with Cogent Law Group, a Washington, D.C. law firm specializing in cryptocurrency regulations. Toms says that GBA connects him with clients in the cryptocurrency space, bringing a dissemination of ideas for blockchain’s vast use cases, and that a GBA membership should be used as a clearinghouse for advancing new developments.