OECD BLOCKCHAIN CONFERENCE: “POLICYMAKERS MUST STAY AHEAD OF THE CURVE”
September 1st, 2018
A WORLD Bank senior manager has called on governments and policymakers to take a more proactive role in shaping the future use of blockchain technology, recognising its potential to transform the global economic landscape.
Arunma Oteh, vice president and treasurer of the World Bank, told the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Blockchain Policy Forum in Paris, September 4-5, that regulators needed to ensure the benefits of blockchain outweigh the risks.
"Leveraging new technologies is essential, we have no choice,” she said, ...
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