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2024 · Professor Naqvi’s Thought Leadership · Part 2

Trust. Technology. Human possibility.
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Governance & society · X post

Blockchain as national infrastructure

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWe need to understand that we are dealing with a global, infrastructure-level technology and the UK must seize this opportunity to stay competitive and ahead of the curve. Entrepreneurs and innovators can bring real…

Original post · 30 August 2024
We need to understand that we are dealing with a global, infrastructure-level technology and the UK must seize this opportunity to stay competitive and ahead of the curve. Entrepreneurs and innovators can bring real societal and economic benefits to the UK economy. https://t.co/GMdUU0xNlx

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Decentralisation & ownership · X post

Platforms, protocols and censorship

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postPlatforms can be banned. Protocols cannot be banned. It is almost impossible to ban a protocol that has no "CEO": Bitcoin Nostr TOR TCP/IP Http

Original post · 25 August 2024
Platforms can be banned. Protocols cannot be banned.

It is almost impossible to ban a protocol that has no "CEO":

Bitcoin
Nostr
TOR
TCP/IP
Http

#Nostr #Decentralisation #Blockchain

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Evidence & open knowledge · X post

Research and multiple sources of truth

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postThe frontier of scientific research provides us with multiple sources of emergent Truth and avoids a single, centralised point of failure.

Original post · 19 August 2024
The frontier of scientific research provides us with multiple sources of emergent Truth and avoids a single, centralised point of failure.

#Blockchain #Web3 #PeerReview #Science

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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

Preventing problems with blockchain

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postIntelligent people are solving problems using Blockchain. Genius people are preventing problems using Blockchain.

Original post · 19 August 2024
Intelligent people are solving problems using Blockchain. Genius people are preventing problems using Blockchain.

#Blockchain #Web3

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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

Build leadership that outlasts the leader

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postAll inspiring Web3 leaders that I have met have 1 thing in common: Their vision is so compelling that others want to make it their own, and they are laying the foundations of projects that will continue to thrive long…

Original post · 14 August 2024
All inspiring Web3 leaders that I have met have 1 thing in common:

Their vision is so compelling that others want to make it their own, and they are laying the foundations of projects that will continue to thrive long after they are gone.

#Blockchain #Web3 #Crypto

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Blockchain & digital economies · X post

Why trust infrastructure matters

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postWhy do we need Blockchain? Because we are facing a Trust CRISIS:

Original post · 5 August 2024
Why do we need Blockchain?

Because we are facing a Trust CRISIS:

https://t.co/r8PRfEWMzg

#Blockchain #Trust #Economy #Web3 #Cryptoeconomy #JBBA #DLT #Society https://t.co/8oPAIY2vH2

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AI & blockchain · X post

From industrial AI to institutional AI

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postBlockchains will turn AI from an untrusted, industrial technology to a trusted, institutional technology. A governance game-changer.

Original post · 25 July 2024
Blockchains will turn AI from an untrusted, industrial technology to a trusted, institutional technology.

A governance game-changer.

#Blockchain #AI #Governance https://t.co/EjLEnc3XVB

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Governance & society · X post

Foresight and flexibility in technology policy

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postCrafting better policies for emerging technologies demands 2 things: Foresight and Flexibility:

Original post · 23 July 2024
Crafting better policies for emerging technologies demands 2 things:

Foresight and Flexibility:

https://t.co/LreOq02A2z

#Web3 #Blockchain #AI #Policy #Crypto

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Cryptography and Cryptocurrencies · X post

Privacy and zero-knowledge proofs

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postThe future of privacy, digital identity and self-sovereignty will be built on Zero Knowledge Proofs.

Original post · 17 July 2024
The future of privacy, digital identity and self-sovereignty will be built on Zero Knowledge Proofs.

#Blockchain #ZKP

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Blockchain applications · X post

A role for ZKPs in smart-data policy

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postNo AI Bill in King's Speech. 📍On the other hand, a major potential opportunity to deploy Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) and #Blockchain in The "Digital Information and Smart Data Bill":

Original post · 17 July 2024
No AI Bill in King's Speech.

📍On the other hand, a major potential opportunity to deploy Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) and #Blockchain in The "Digital Information and Smart Data Bill":
https://t.co/BJbdd9FB37

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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

Vague, but exciting

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original post“Vague, but exciting..." was the feedback he received from his boss when he put forward a proposal for the 'World Wide Web' Soon, Sir Tim Berners-Lee invention would change the world. There would have been no Blockchain…

Original post · 8 June 2024
“Vague, but exciting..." was the feedback he received from his boss when he put forward a proposal for the 'World Wide Web'

Soon, Sir Tim Berners-Lee invention would change the world.

There would have been no Blockchain today without the internet.

#Internet #Blockchain https://t.co/arSJaMQgcw

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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

Educators who can demystify blockchain

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postQuality educators who can demystify Blockchain and Decentralisation to C-Suite execs and policymakers are like gold dust. Combine education with story-telling, and you could become the "movers & shakers" of the modern…

Original post · 17 May 2024
Quality educators who can demystify Blockchain and Decentralisation to C-Suite execs and policymakers are like gold dust.

Combine education with story-telling, and you could become the "movers & shakers" of the modern economy.

#Blockchain #Web3 #Crypto

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Philosophy, learning & life · X post

Old ideas and new wisdom

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postA lot of Innovation in Blockchain is simply seeing the old with new wisdom, and the new with timeless understanding.

Original post · 15 May 2024
A lot of Innovation in Blockchain is simply seeing the old with new wisdom, and the new with timeless understanding.

#Blockchain #Web3 #Crypto

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Cryptography and Cryptocurrencies · X post

Easy to verify. Hard to fake.

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postBefore Blockchains, things were hard to verify and easy to fake. Blockchains make it easy to verify, and hard to fake.

Original post · 10 May 2024
Before Blockchains, things were hard to verify and easy to fake. Blockchains make it easy to verify, and hard to fake.

#Blockchain

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Blockchain applications · X post

The possibilities beyond cryptocurrency

· Professor Naseem Naqvi MBE

From the original postJust ONE application of #Blockchain, and the global economy has been captivated for over a decade, and the policymakers and regulators scratching their heads. Imagine we are in 2030 and this box is ~ 25% realised.

Original post · 9 May 2024
Just ONE application of #Blockchain, and the global economy has been captivated for over a decade, and the policymakers and regulators scratching their heads.

Imagine we are in 2030 and this box is ~ 25% realised.

Extraordinary times to be in the Blockchain industry today. https://t.co/TsolQSHYWg

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