We ask blockchain and crypto-to-crypto dumpers to tell us what they think of the industry… and we give out a few random zingers to keep them going!
This week our 6 questions are for Daniela Barbosa, general manager for blockchain, healthcare, and identity at the Linux Foundation and executive director of Hyperledger.
At Hyperledger, Daniela is responsible for the overall strategy and operations of the organization, including its staff, programs, expansion, and mission execution. Daniela has over 20 years of experience in enterprise technology. She has a master’s degree in library (remember?) and information science, which she put to work in the 1990s when the Internet was becoming nascent for consumers as well as businesses. . As an active voice in the industry, Daniela has been a featured speaker at many important blockchain conferences worldwide and advised the Hyperledger community on the use of open source technologies.
first – What are the main barriers to mass adoption of blockchain technology?
Introduce. Because enterprise blockchain, it is no longer a matter of whether the technology works or not. We’ve seen a ton of enterprise networks that have proven themselves in many use cases – in supply chain, trade finance, digital payments, healthcare and more. That’s how those networks are managed as networks in active development beyond the POC stage, and how you join a diverse ecosystem of both small and large players.
In crypto, usability has a long way to go, as anyone who is not very tech-savvy and has tried to set up their own wallet can tell you. Third-party services are certainly making some aspects of usability easier, especially buy-and-hold, but then we’re back to the same game.
2 – Looking at the top 100 crypto projects by market capitalization, which one stands out to you – and why?
Great, thanks for the question. I just spent 30 minutes falling down the rabbit hole. There are more than a few on that list today taking advantage of our Hyperledger ecosystem… However, I have to choose one of them, which is Ethereum. The Hyperledger community has been a part of the Ethereum ecosystem since the Hyperledger Foundation began in 2016. From 2018 on, we worked closely with key stakeholders to identify solutions and markets. Ethereum-based use cases in the enterprise. In early 2017, our Technical Steering Committee approved the Hyperledger Burrow project, which is our first Ethereum-derived project to support the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Then, in 2019, we welcome Hyperledger Besu, a ConsenSys code contribution. Hyperledger Besu is an Ethereum client developed under the Apache 2.0 license and written in Java that runs on top of the Ethereum public, private and test networks and is designed to be enterprise-friendly for both use cases. networks are allowed to be public and private.
3 – Do you subscribe to the idea of Bitcoin as a means of payment, as a store of value, as both… or not?
Obviously I subscribe to the idea of Bitcoin (BTC) as a means of payment, otherwise I wouldn’t have spent my first Bitcoin in 2012…. Today, I think it’s a whole store value and a means of payment, especially outside the United States. I just wish I had hosted more…
4 – Who makes sense to you, and who doesn’t?
Young climate activists are fighting for their right to live on a habitable planet that means a lot to them. We need help climate action initiative, on the street and with global funding for innovation and sustainable development.
People who stick to their “principles” without looking at facts and science make no sense. Even after being clearly proven wrong, they still double down.
5 – What was the most embarrassing moment in your life?
I traveled halfway around the world for a meeting, arriving about 36 hours before the meeting was fully rested. Then I arrived two hours late because of the wrong address and stayed at a hotel across town from the actual meeting location. Forever a road warrior.
6 – Think of a favorite poem or lyric song. What is it, and why does it tell you?
Bob Dylan’s “I Used To Care, But Things Have Changed.” As Bob said when he received the Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Things Done Changed” in 2001, it’s “clearly a song that’s neither stupid nor blind to human nature.” Right. People are crazy, and times are strange.
A wish for the blockchain community:
Continue building.