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

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

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 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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