Technology is mostly complicated and filled with jargon that confuses the ordinary man. Technology experts help people understand all the difficult terms better through online educational discussions that mix fact and opinion. The Twitter Space session entitled the “DNA of BSV” does just this, where blockchain professionals talk about developments on the BSV blockchain.
DNA of BSV is headed by blockchain research and development firm nChain CEO Christen Ager-Hanssen. For the December 12 session, he spoke with Integrity Lab founder and Harvard Business School professor Eugene Soltes, Elas CEO Brendan Lee, and record producer and mixologist E. Smitty.
Each expert talked about their respective takes about the different aspects of the BSV blockchain, but they all arrived at one conclusion—the interests, experiences, passion and hard work of people working in the BSV ecosystem make up the true DNA of BSV.
Soltes believes ‘irresponsibility’ leads to failure in tech
Integrity, passion, hard work and ethics are the defining aspects of a game-changing innovation. Professor Eugene Soltes discussed the difference between people who work with blockchain to get rich quickly and unethically as opposed to those who wish to use it to actually build a better world.
Soltes explained this in the context of the recent FTX collapse, where he says “leaders always signaled their altruistic desires, but seemed driven more by greed to make tons of money through speculation and questionable business practices.”
He concludes that it is “irresponsible innovation” that drives the twisted world of FTX and Theranos, which is another healthcare tech startup that failed due to fraud. In contrast to these fallen tech leaders, Soltes says that responsible innovators are the ones who can “keep their focus on what they originally wanted to achieve without being blinded by fame and wealth along the way.”
Lee believes blockchain’s current learning materials have ‘wrong focuses’
Brendan Lee, the founder for the digital consultancy firm Elas, took a stance for better blockchain education as the current ways need work. He is ironically “amazed on the volume of educational materials,” as these all “focus on the wrong aspects and are irrelevant to the way people need to work.”
“Blockchain education is all looking at how to make a token, how to trade, how to read
chart trends, and all these kinds of stuffs that is totally irrelevant to the actual potential
that is present here [in blockchain],” said Lee.
One BSV blockchain advocate, named Sirtoshi, addresses Lee’s point as he defends Bitcoin with the fundamentals on what Bitcoin is, and how it can change the world. Known for his devoutness for Bitcoin on Streamsanity and Medium, he believes that there is a real gap between what people think Bitcoin is, and what it actually is.
Ager-Hanssen concludes the session with the sentiment that showcasing innovative ideas and sharing advice is the best way to develop the blockchain industry. With the help of what they believe what composes the true DNA of BSV—interests, experiences, passion and hard work, fighting for the innate capabilities of the BSV blockchain can rouse the spirits of advocates to better impact the world with practical technology.
