Don Tapscott, Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, discusses the potential of blockchain technology. He explains how blockchain could be applied in the case of Coronavirus to provide transparency into product supply chains. He also discusses how blockchain can be used to ensure authentic COVID-19 testing supplies and accurate, digital medical records. In addition, Tapscott goes into detail about the promise of blockchain, the reality and blockchain and whats in store for the future. He ends by discussing COVID-19s impact on cryptocurrencies.

Don Tapscott, Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, is one of the worlds leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. He has authored 16 books, including Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, which has been translated into over 25 languages.

Dons most recent book was authored alongside his son, Alex Tapscott, a globally-recognized investor, advisor and speaker on blockchain technology and cryptoassets. Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World was published in May 2016 and is, according to Harvard Business Schools Clay Christensen, the book, literally, on how to survive and thrive in this next wave of technology-driven disruption. The paperback version of the book, updated with new material covering recent developments in the blockchain industry, was published in June 2018.

In 2017, Don and Alex co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute, whose 100+ projects are the definitive investigation into blockchain strategy, use-cases, implementation challenges and organizational transformations.

Don is a member of the Order of Canada and is ranked the second-most influential Management Thinker and the top Digital Thinker in the world by Thinkers50. He served as Chancellor (2013 2019) of Trent University in Ontario, and is currently an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD. It is hard to imagine anyone who has been more prolific, profound, and influential in explaining todays technological revolutions and their impact on the world.

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Blockchain in the Age of Coronavirus - The Bad Crypto Podcast