Last week the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced it had formed a Blockchain Expert Policy Advisory Board (BEPAB). The purpose is to provide advice and is part of the OECD’s exploration of blockchain, looking at how government and other stakeholders could “reap its benefits while mitigating the risks”.
“We are engaging with a diverse group of experts and innovators in developing principles to guide governments and industry in pursuit of viable blockchain innovation and adoption,” said Aerdt Houben, Director of Financial Markets at De Nederlandsche Bank and Chair of the Committee on Financial Markets.
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list of members is a long one, 92 by our count, and is primarily made up of industry players. This features many well-known figures, including representatives from Accenture, IBM, R3 and ConsenSys, and a few less high profile. Both Libra and Calibra are involved.
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