Decentralisation, Blockchains and more
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Interested in learning about bitcoin, blockchain and all the other cryptocurrencies? Do you have some questions or are unsure about how this affects your life and those around you? Do you want to learn more about a particular aspect of this amazing system architecture? Join us for another session of crypto and blockchain discussions at Tech Tuesday. If you have any topics or aspects you want to discuss in particular please make a post so that I can have it in mind. If you are a shop owner and want to learn how to accept it, please join too!
## Guest: Noah Pierau ##
Why governance is the biggest challenge for blockchains
Noah Pierau is a lifelong advocate of innovation and continuous improvement. He obtained a BSc in Future Planet Studies with a major in Political Science in 2015. During his academic studies, he developed a strong interest in agenda setting, decision-making and governance. While finishing his university degree, Noah started actively researching blockchains. In his talk, he will address why governance is the biggest challenge for decentralized blockchain projects. Furthermore, he will analyze and compare the solutions that are emerging. The talk is suitable for beginners!
## Guest 2: Rieke Smakman (Dutch lawyer) ##
Legal mind about Cryptokitties phenomenon
Rieke Smakman is a Dutch lawyer (advocaat) and partner of Oostwaard Advocaten in Hilversum. She is a commercial and corporate litigator and transactional lawyer, with a special interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Rieke recently tweeted (https://twitter.com/Rieke/status/939046321364881408) that a phenomenon like Cryptokitties (a non-fungible digital token) sets her legal mind in overdrive and we’ve invited her to explain why.
Who am I?
A regular speaker at Bitcoin and blockchain conferences throughout Europe, I has been helping share the truth, freedom, and choice that Bitcoin and its partner platforms have to offer since 2014. The most recent example of this was through BITNATION’s refugee aid that won two awards (including the grand prix) at the UNESCO Nexplo 2017 forum, a project that I helped bring to life in 2015.
https://futurism.com/innovative-refugee-project-wins-major-award-for-its-blockchain-solution/
I am an advocate of P2P and decentralization in an otherwise centralized world. Furthermore I have also presented the technological benefits of decentralised services and tools in EU Commission as well as being an advisor for the EU Commission initiative held in Berlin - European Social Innovation Competition.
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/blockchains-social-good
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/industry/innovation/policy/social/competition/
Last year I was invited to attend an event that took place in Den Haag at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and as a speaker on behalf of EEMA.
https://www.thehaguesecuritydelta.com/events/event/1018-eyou-in-the-eu-2016-06-14
https://www.eema.org/event/trust-digital-world-2016/
Earlier this year I was invited to take part in a discussion that took place in Den Haag titled "Towards World Peace! U.N. 2.0." that included Peter van der Vliet, the director of the Multilateral Organisations and Human Rights Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Simone Filippini, the chair of the Dutch United Nations Association.
https://www.humanityhouse.org/en/event/op-naar-wereldvrede-vn-2-0/
Apart from the above, I have worked as a journalist in this space with over 100 published articles and am working with several projects, including Storj, NEOS, Agarthia, ETHLend, DAOSprout and BitTopia.
My personal details:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2MSlpRSzAcZT_j2ppDuckQ
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Decentralisation, Blockchains and more