Bitcoin, Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: The Future
The decentralized politics of bitcoin
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The Decentralized Politics of Bitcoin
The Blockchain Has no Politics
• Based on math
• Open Source
• No single entity controlling it
But…
• Mining pools
• Bitcoin developers
• Altcoins
• Regulators
What Regulators Want
• The status Quo
• Prevent abuse– Money laundering– Consumer protection
• To be relevant
Can You Regulate Bitcoin?
• Cannot regulate the protocol
• Can regulate the endpoints– Wallets– Exchanges– Retailers– Users
• Two certain things – Death & Taxes
Pro-Bitcoin Regulation
Difficult Regulation
We need Bitcoin orgs
• Regulators like dealing with single POC
• Gather information, coordinate, and engage regulators local businesses, and users
• Unofficial – we represent those who want us to represent them.
• Founded Sept 2012 by Gavin Andresen, Charlie Schrem, Mark Karpeles, Peter Vessenes, Roger Ver, and Patrick Murck
• Mission:To standardize, protect and promote the use of Bitcoin cryptographic money for the benefit of users worldwide.
• Engages Gavin as Chief Scientist + a few core developers
• Initial U.S focus
• Running a Chapter/Affiliate Program
• A network of local grassroots movements
• Mission:to promote the growth of Bitcoin communities worldwide by sharing knowledge and resources and by connecting local, regional, and regional organisations.
• Founded organically, bottom-up
• Members from 15 countries
• Open to join: no contracts / member fees
• Monthly meetings on skype
• A not-for-profit group focused on increasing adoption of Bitcoin and related technologies through education and engagement with citizens, media and regulators.
• Mission:– to improve understanding of Bitcoin and related
technologies with regulators, charities, businesses, media and citizens globally.
• Formed as a hodgepodge of "Bitcoin Clubs" at Stanford, MIT, and the University of Michigan in early 2014
• Mission:to form a robust network of student groups and academics for blockchain education, innovation, and advocacy.
• Founded mid last 2013
• Mission:To ensure that Israeli residents can reap the benefits of the new Bitcoin technology, including other crypto-currencies.
• Upcoming elections December 2014
Israeli Bitcoin Association
The future is decentralized!
References
• bitlegal.io• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_Bitcoin_by_country• bitcoinfoundation.org• global-bitcoin-alliance.org• collegecrypto.org• bitcoinassociation.org• iba.bitcoin.org.il