Blockchain for Planetary Stewardship, Part 1/2
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-for-planetary-stewardship/
Jan 30, 2018 - In the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the agenda for sustainable development, this project provides a taxonomy for analyzing what the blockchain community is doing to counter the adverse effects of human activity on the planet. It explores such approaches as developing less computationally demanding consensus algorithms, aligning stakeholder incentives, and combining distributed ledgers with other innovations such as artificial intelligence, sharing economy, Internet of Things, and big data analytics.
Keyword: carbon credit trading,
clean energy,
Climate Ledger Initiative,
emission reduction,
energy & resources,
green finance,
Hack4Climate,
Paris Agreement,
SDG 13,
SDG 14,
SDG 15,
smart standards,
Veridium,
wildlife conservation,
Xpansiv
Blockchain for Saving Our Seas
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-for-saving-our-seas/
Oct 22, 2019 - This case study looks at how blockchain technology could help us clean up our vital ocean ecosystems, from shorelines and coral reefs to Arctic sea ice platforms. It spotlights the work of Ocean Marine Blockchain Solutions, in collaboration with the Girguis Lab at Harvard University and the Jamaican agency Alligator Head Foundation. Together they’re creating a digital and economic data framework that is reframing the situation from an environmental problem to an economic opportunity, which may succeed in driving a much-needed sea change.
Keyword: COP21,
energy & resources,
ERC-721,
Galiano Conservancy Association,
government,
Jeremy McKane,
Johnson Zuze,
Michael J. Casey,
Ocean Currency Network,
SDG 12,
SDG 14,
SDG 6,
Sir Richard Branson,
technology,
Tristan Acutt
The Token Economy: When Money Becomes Programmable
File Type: Document, Infographic, Video
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/the-token-economy-when-money-becomes-programmable/
Sep 28, 2017 - A new phenomenon—initial coin offerings—enabled through blockchain technology is upending basic tenets of twentieth-century capitalism. This project frames the opportunity in terms of addressing the tragedy of the commons. He studies the development and ramification of the emerging token economy and walks through the landscape of token types. He previews the economic effects of digital scarcity, tokens as powerful incentives, and the legal and policy ramifications for securities law and property rights.
Keyword: cryptoasset,
cryptocommodity,
cryptocurrency,
financial services,
ICO,
SDG 12,
SDG 13,
SEC,
securities law,
technology,
token,
tragedy of the commons
Blockchain for Planetary Stewardship, Part 2/2
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-for-planetary-stewardship-2/
Jan 30, 2018 - This project surveys the landscape of blockchain start-ups, applications, and networks related to climate, sustainability, and governance of planetary resources. It speaks to leaders of green initiatives and heads of corporate social responsibility programs who want to explore distributed ledgers for their coordinating members of their ecosystems. It also introduces innovators to their peers’ work—not just Climatecoin, Grid+, and LO3 Energy but thirty other endeavors including think tanks, trading platforms, and environment-related cryptocurrencies.
Keyword: carbon credits,
ConsenSys,
conservation,
energy & resources,
renewable electricity,
SDG 13,
SDG 14,
SDG 15,
SDG 6,
SDG 7,
solar energy,
sustainable supply chains,
waste management
Regulatory Framework For Token Sales
Primavera de Filippi,
Constance Choi,
Benedikt Schuppli,
Carla Reyes,
Nikita Divissenko,
Xavier Lavayssiere,
Francesco Dagnino,
Marcus C. Funke,
Frank Bierwirth,
Axel Schiemann,
Jiong Sheng,
Gianna Abegg,
Nathan Kaiser,
Jackie Yang
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/regulatory-framework-for-token-sales/
Apr 30, 2018 - This research surveys the global landscape of regulatory frameworks, statements, and decisions, on blockchain-based token sales in the jurisdictions of the United States, Canada, Singapore, China, France, Germany, Italy, Estonia, Switzerland, and Gibraltar, with commentary on Malaysia, South Korea, Israel, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates. Its expert authors look at initial coin offerings and compare how different regulators are categorizing token sales in their attempts to balance the protection of investors with the stimulus of innovat...
Keyword: Australia,
Binance,
Blockchain Capital,
Canada,
China,
COALA,
CopyCashCoin,
Estonia,
Ethereum Foundation,
financial services,
FINMA,
France,
Germany,
Gibraltar,
Howey test,
ICO,
Israel,
Italy,
law & regulation,
Malaysia,
Munchee,
NEO,
New Zealand,
Nexium,
OneCoin,
Plexcorps,
Polybius,
ProtoStarr,
REcoin,
Russia,
SDG 16,
SDG 17,
SEC,
Singapore,
South Korea,
Switzerland,
Tezos Foundation,
TokenFunder,
United Arab Emirates,
United States,
Wysker
Oil, Natural Gas, and Blockchain
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/oil-natural-gas-and-blockchain/
Jun 19, 2020 - In this case study, the founder and CEO of a blockchain start-up explains his company’s vision for the future of the energy industry, changing how exploration and production companies raise capital and how investors and consumers participate in energy markets. The solution consists of a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain explorer, decentralized cloud storage, and an Ethereum-based platform that supports two ERC-20 tokens—one a security token and the other a utility token—plus an idea for powering bitcoin mining rigs that could provide an upstream source of revenue for oil and gas operators. It’s the kind of fresh thinking that this industr...
Keyword: Brox Energy Holdings,
BTL,
Enerchain,
energy & resources,
OneOffice,
OOC Oil and Gas Blockchain Consortium,
S&P Global Platts,
SDG 12,
SDG 7,
Sinochem Group,
smart offtake agreement,
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