2021 · Professor Naqvi’s Thought Leadership · Part 4

Decentralisation comes with responsibility

28 July 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postDecentralisation does not mean a lack of accountability. It means that accountability now lies on the shoulders of every individual in the ecosystem. The great privilege and power of self-sovereignty come at a price of…

Also posted: 25 August 2023

A professional oath for blockchain

27 July 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postEvery established profession in the world has a Charter of Code of Ethics and Standards - sometimes called “the Professional Oath”. What VALUES do we uphold as a Blockchain Professional?

The cost of ignoring innovation

18 July 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postNFTs. Lightning Network. DAOs. Quantum computing, et al. Laggard economies will be left behind if they ignore the promising developments in the #Blockchain space..

Build standards on strong evidence

15 July 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postDevising blockchain standards? 1A is considered the Gold Standard by policymakers and regulators. Dont build your foundations on 4D.

A research ambition for blockchain

10 June 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postIt is my dream to see the World’s first Nobel Prize for Blockchain awarded to a #JBBA paper/ author.

Vaccine equity and collective action

25 May 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postStunning visualization of Covid-19 vaccine inequity. Nearly all countries in Africa are at 2% or less coverage for a single dose. An urgent coordinated global response is needed to tackle this crisis.

Learning from Bitcoin’s history

20 May 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWe learn from #Bitcoin history that we do not learn from Bitcoin history.

Industrial symbiosis for climate action

15 May 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postConcerned about Climate Change? Go build ISNs on the Blockchain. Using ISNs, UK saved 39 Million Tonnes of CO2 via National Industrial Symbiosis Programme.

Blockchain and the foundations of finance

12 May 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postThere is a famous saying in medical schools that “if you understand Diabetes and HIV, you understand half of Medicine”. I would say in 2021 that if you understand #Blockchain and #Bitcoin, you understand half of modern…

Truth of reasoning and truth of fact

18 April 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postThere is truth of reasoning and truth of fact. Truth of reasoning is always true. Truth of fact may not always be true, and may turn out to be false after experiments. Science gives us logically possible Truth of reasoning.

A knowledge society for blockchain

25 March 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postIndustry - Government - Academia - Public - Environment: The ‘QUINTUPLE’ Helix of Blockchain. In my #ISC2021 keynote, I spoke about the ‘Knowledge Society’ to build efficient #DLT ecosystems:

Technology and human failures of trust

11 March 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postTechnology is emotion-less and devoid of greed and hype: The humans aren't. Man-made failures of Trust must not be confused with the notion of: “But we thought Blockchain was a Trust Machine?!!”..

Not everything should become an NFT

6 March 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postJust because anything CAN be an #NFT doesn’t mean everything SHOULD become an NFT.

Also posted: 6 March 2021

NFTs at the meeting of art and science

5 March 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postNFTs: The meeting point of Art and Science.

Capturing and creating value

4 March 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWhats fascinating about #Blockchains is that they CAPTURE value - which in turn CREATES value - which is then RE-CAPTURED intrinsically by the blockchains. This positive vicious cycle of efficiency is one of the least…

The next revolution is behavioural

2 March 2021 · Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postThe next revolution in distributed ledgers will be behavioural, not technological, and that revolution will not be televised.