But guess who is the biggest proponent of blockchain technology?

“It’s governments.

After reading this article you will find that the attitude of governments towards blockchain is somehow so amazingly similar to the attitude of companies and individuals towards blockchain:

One is actively embracing the ecology of blockchain;

One is making blockchain a tool to stabilize the regime;

one is silently developing blockchain technology, which allows you to save 240 hours;

one is issuing coins to make money, so that the “ghost country” towards the “public” fantasy;

One is the helplessness of the blockchain technology.

blockchain does not belong to a certain country, it is a global movement. In today’s sinking cryptocurrency prices, Tan hopes you can take a moment to look at the attitude of countries towards blockchain.

Belarus: actively embracing ecology

What comes to your mind when you think of Belarus? Artistic gymnastics? Synchronized swimming? Perhaps many people and small tan, even the English name of Belarus, where the geographical location, can not say clearly.

In fact, don’t look at Belarus rarely appear in the international news, the Belarusian government is on the cutting edge of the trend in terms of embracing digital currency.

Not long ago, Belarusian President Lukashenko signed a regulation on the development of the digital economy, recognizing the legal status of digital currency, mining, smart contracts and all other blockchain-related businesses in Belarus.

The president, who has been called “Europe’s last dictator” and has not been very receptive to the integration of the VC model into his country’s businesses, has given the green light to the digital currency financing model…

(a Russian friend who spoke to the small probe about the legal situation in Belarus)

In order to speed up the implementation of new legislation and attract more blockchain projects that are banned from investment in other countries, the Belarusian government has made it possible to exempt income and profits from digital currency transactions from tax until 2023.

As a result, Belarus has become a virtual paradise for coin issuers.

In order to protect the security of public participation, Belarus is also drafting a bill that is expected to be followed by new legislation that will detail important criteria that digital currency exchanges need to meet in order to minimize the occurrence of fraud.

That said, once the legislation is implemented, Belarus is likely to be the first country to provide a clear legal framework for digital currencies.

From a political point of view, getting the blockchain ecosystem in place may be the only chance for Belarus to find some presence in international affairs in the near future.

(green:Belarus, yellow:Russia)

Russia: using blockchain as a political tool

But Russia next to it isn’t idle either!

Just recently, Putin directly united with the founder of Ether V God and blockchain experts from 15 countries, including the United States, India, Israel, Armenia and Turkey, to discuss the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency network protocols.

But this “consensus” on blockchain and digital currency between countries initiated by Putin is not quite the same as the New York consensus: Putin made up his own show and gave himself and Russia a show of “selling great power sentiment on blockchain.

Putin believes that the creation of a blockchain alliance between governments can eliminate the isolation of countries and allow the potential benefits of the blockchain to benefit every country, so he and 15 countries together, to discuss the issuance of a “Union State Coin” to solve the economic and trade problems between countries.

In fact, if all countries have a consensus on Bitcoin, it could be a good solution to trade and economic problems between all countries. If that’s the case, why issue a “Union State Coin” and let the 15 countries participate together? Is Putin also playing with the DPoS consensus algorithm?

Putin’s “coalition” seems to be a kind of centralization.”

Putin’s “coalition” seems to be a kind of centralization.

(Russia loves to shoot its mouth off)

Blockchain, a technology that used to be a liberal counter to centralization, is being used by Putin as a political tool to have fun:

We believe that Putin’s pre-emptive strike on blockchain is due to several reasons:

First, to show Russia’s active embrace of blockchain and its sentiment and strength in blockchain;

Second, Russia’s presidential election day is approaching, Putin needs to show his own means of power in this aspect;

(image from the web)

Third, incidentally, to eliminate the long-term threat of blockchain development in other former Soviet republics like Belarus.

But unfortunately the long-term competition in blockchain is not between governments, but between programmers.

But politics such as national interests aside, can countries really make their people’s lives better by developing blockchains and issuing digital currencies?

Estonia: a small country studied by Japan

Mention Estonia, you may feel relatively unfamiliar, but did you know that Skype, a video calling tool that we take for granted, was born from this small Nordic country!

For Estonia, a small country that is also a member of the former Soviet republic, they are using blockchain technology to better their citizens’ electronic system.

“In the world of computers, it’s very hard to go back and change something that wasn’t designed well in the beginning, let alone on the blockchain.” A developer told the small probe.

no early complex and huge IT system, now in turn has become EstoniaThe advantage. They can start from scratch and more easily rely on the latest technology available now to build a whole new digital society.

(a small history of Skype)

However, a decade earlier, Estonia was the first country in the world to suffer a nationwide cyber attack. And the experience was a wake-up call, forcing the Estonian government to invest heavily in data security and slowly become a hub for entrepreneurship based on it.

Today, almost all public services in Estonia are digital. Every Estonian citizen has his or her own digital identity that is used to carry out access to all public services in Estonia, and the blockchain technology utilized between public services allows for the interoperability of data across sectors.

If your baby is born in Estonia, the moment of birth, the date of birth, blood type, weight and other health data is directly collected by the hospital, which in turn transmits the date of birth directly to the population registry, which in turn transmits the registration data to the health insurance company, eliminating all the previous procedures you need for documentation.

(this card would not have to be done in person)

And this is just one application scenario for Estonia on the blockchain.

These detailed technical improvements save every Estonian citizen unnecessary paperwork and are expected to save 240 hours in each person’s lifetime.

(Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Estonia)

Estonia has become a leader in digital security for all countries, and many blockchain companies are working with Estonia.

The results of Estonia’s quiet development of blockchain technology are attracting more and more blockchain companies, but also the attention of other countries.

Shinzo Abe visited Estonia as the first Japanese Prime Minister to learn from Estonia, hoping that Estonia’s digital society will also land in Japan.

(Blockchain-based registration process)

Georgia, another former Soviet republic, is also working closely with blockchain company BitFury and is using blockchain technology to solve the country’s problems in land ownership.

Last year, the Georgian government moved its land registry to the blockchain, successfully processing 160,000 land registrations, and all of these blockchain applications are just beginning.

Small States’ Fantasy of Digital Currency

Countries in the former Soviet republics are powering up on blockchain, while neighboring Abkhazia is isolated.

However, many people actually do not know the country of Abkhazia, which is because it is still controversial whether Abkhazia is considered an independent country or not.

(Abkhazia in the upper left corner)

Currently, only a very few countries recognize its status as an independent state. Abkhazia has only 240,000 inhabitants, which is why it is also called a “ghost country” by the foreign media.

Even though it is backed by Russia, Russia does not bring it to play blockchain political alliance, and it does not have enough talents and financial resources to develop blockchain technology.”

In such a situation, the Abkhaz leader also began to be a little fidgety about the dividends that blockchain brings. He decided to have Abkhazia abandon its original currency, issue its own national digital currency, and crowdfund it.

In order to make this new digital currency acceptable to the people of the country, Abkhazian citizens who use it for the first three years can enjoy tax exemptions.

He believes that issuing the country’s digital currency will attract more blockchain libertarians to build an anarchist state on the blockchain, where investors who own the coin can participate in the development of the country and the dividends it brings.”

He believes that issuing the country’s digital currency will attract more blockchain libertarians to build an anarchist state on the blockchain.

After all, for Abkhazia, even if the wrong solution to the problem is chosen, it will not be able to cause more damage than if there is no solution.

The beauty-rich Ukraine also wants to become one of the world’s leading blockchain countries, using blockchain technology to enhance trust between governments. But like every Ukrainian revolution, blockchain faces resistance from entrenched bureaucracy in Ukraine.

Government not innovating? Heavy bureaucracy? Never mind! In the magical field of blockchain, which is so daring and brainy, there are people who want to build their own “blockchain city” and take over the island to build their own country.

(a collection of islands to build a country plan)

small tan took a look at this plan, think really difficult to say… However, the fantasy still has to have, in case it comes true?

Blockchain, the anti-centralized system, is facing an ironic fate: the technology that was once a liberal counter to centralization is becoming the best technology choice for governments in land registries, identity management systems, medical records and even elections, and governments are actively participating in the wave of technology.

(The future is here: the intersection of blockchain, policy frameworks and identity recognition)

However, Tan has a question:

If we live well in a centralized country, why do we need to decentralize?