Episode 2: Don Tapscott on the Change and Maturity of Blockchain and the Taxonomy of Tokens

In this episode we speak with Don Tapscott, co-Founder and executive chairman of Blockchain Research Institute and coauthor of the critically acclaimed best seller, Blockchain Revolution. Tapscott touches on topics such as the value of the Internet, the taxonomy of tokens and the maturity of blockchain.

Major topics

  • Early life
  • Value of the Internet 
  • Multi million dollar syndicated research projects seeking definitive answers
    • Web, net generation, reinvention of govt in internet age, transparency, blockchain
  • Taxonomy of Tokens
  • Lighthouse case studies (1 of 25)
    • One Bell One Road
      • trillion dollar project involving 22 countries, hundreds of companies and is considered a real life silk road (Hong Kong to Rotterdam)
  • Revolutions (financial services)
  • Change
  • Maturity of blockchain
  • Autonomous agents
  • 7 business models (supply chain most interesting)

Biography

  • Co founder and executive chairman of blockchain research institute in Toronto, Canada
  • Co author of Blockchain Revolution