Blockchain in the developing world - Charles Hoskinson at the LSE
Channel: CardanOx - Cardano student hub Oxford
Date: 2022-05-08

This is a clip from a longer talk "IOHK | Charles Hoskinson at LSE, Cardano’s goals for Africa." https://youtu.be/YSzVsjG2QoQ

Charles Hoskinson, CEO and founder of the Cardano blockchain, talks about the potential of blockchain in terms of enabling property rights, digital identity, microfinance, remittances and insurance.

The London School of Economics has a long history of links to Africa. Founded in 1895 four years before the outbreak of the Boer War, the school launched into the debates of the era. Some of the first leaders of newly independent African nations studied at LSE and its progressive and anti-imperialist stance saw the school play a part in the anti-apartheid movement.

There was a powerful case for blockchain in Africa, he argued. Blockchain technology has great potential to unlock the wealth of countries through the tokenisation of natural resources, labour or property. “Tokens aren’t just good for CryptoKitties, it turns out you can do real things with these platforms, so let’s go try that.”