046 Blockchain and Government with California Blockchain Working Group member Ben Barlett pt 1

2020-07-01

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Ben Bartlett is a Berkeley City Councilmember, appointed member of the CA Blockchain Working Group and internationally recognized policy leader. Ben has passed more than 60 measures focused on innovation, opportunity, and inclusion, including: Prefabricated Housing for the Homeless Health Innovation Zone Electric Vehicle Infrastructure telemedical adoption Unionized Jobs in Robotics and Automation Ben is currently working to integrate government and Blockchain through public finance, Opportunity Zones, and new markets. Ben is t...

Prefabricated Housing for the Homeless
Health Innovation Zone
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
telemedical adoption
Unionized Jobs in Robotics and Automation
Ben is currently working to integrate government and Blockchain through public finance, Opportunity Zones, and new markets.

Ben is the architect of the Berkeley Tokenized Debt Offering — a first-of-its-kind effort to create Blockchain based municipal bonds. Professionally, Ben is a partner in the San Francisco offices of Tackett Bartlett LLP where he counsels Blockchain entrepreneurs, governments, funds and businesses.

This episode we talk about:

How can blockchain solve wealth inequality?
What are micro bonds?
What are smart contracts and how will they impact people?
What is the California Blockchain Working Group and what it is currently working on?
Are ICOs Initial Coin Offerings dead?
What is the future of Bitcoin?

We want to thank Wendy Xue who organized the delegation trip to Guiyang which is where I met Ben, allowing this interview to happen.

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