Blockchain Executives Sign Pledge to Address Governance Issues
Executives representing the top-level leadership at a range of blockchain companies and projects have signed a letter calling for a new focus on perceived issues with blockchain governance. Calling themselves the 'Muskoka Group', the 14 executives include leaders building a diverse set of open-source distributed ledgers, as well as the heads of notable for-profit startups. The letter, published today, follows a two-day governance workshop held by authors Don and Alex Tapscott in Muskoka, Canada, one that the organizers said he found participants focusing on the "big picture"....
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