Ep. 41 - Paradigm Shifts: Regulation, Programmable Money, & DAOs w. Alex Sims

Wide ranging conversation with Alex Sims, is an Associate Professor at the Business School at Auckland University , has a PhD in DAOs, and is part of the Executive council of Blockchain New Zealand.

Some of the topics we cover:

* Being an 'unconventional academic' - shifting entire area of research after 20 years. Journey from Copyright to Crypto.
* Insights into the Regulatory landscape.
* Requirements for innovation. Scope for competition between jurisdictions?
* Response to Reserve Bank of New Zealand enquiry into CBDC
* Importance of User Experience
* Introduce Alex to NEAR tech stack
* Everything DAOs - what is decentralisation? The human challenge. NEAR Digital Collective.
* And a lot more!

Resources

Alex's Profile - University of Auckland: https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/a-sims
PhD on DAOs - Decentralised Autonomous Organisations: Governance, Dispute Resolution and Regulation) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3971228

Blockchain New Zealand - https://blockchain.org.nz
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) recently published an issues paper – The Future of Money: Private Innovation.
Recording Webinar 'The Future of Money' (Response to Reserve Bank of NZ issue paper) - https://blockchain.org.nz/event/webinar-the-future-of-money/

Parable of Blind Men and an Elephant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant

UK Law Commission on Digital Assets - https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/digital-assets/

Callaghan Innovation - New Zealand Innovation Agency https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz
Edmund Hillary Fellowship - https://www.ehf.org
Global Impact Visa (New Zealand) - https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/options/start-a-business-or-invest/i-want-to-invest-or-do-business-in-nz/the-global-impact-visa

E.O Wilson - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-O-Wilson

American Kingpin (Book) Story of Ross Ulbricht, founder of The Silk Road - https://www.amazon.com/American-Kingpin-Criminal-Mastermind-Behind/dp/1591848148

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