The Silicon Valley Podcast 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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Learn more about Ben Bartlett
- Website http://www.tackettbartlett.com/
- Email bennybartlett@gmail.com
- Twitter @benbartlettusa
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