This week I spoke with Stefen Deleveaux (@stefdelev), the president of the Caribbean Blockchain Alliance (CBA). The CBA is an organization that advocates for the use of blockchain in Caribbean, educates developers , and collaborates with regulators to create regulatory frameworks in the region. One of the purposes of the organization is to help create a more coherent Caribbean alliance based on solidarity help protect the interests of the region.
During the interview we spoke about the history of colonialism and imperialism in the Caribbean, how it has influenced the current situation (e.g., dependence on wealthy tourists, lack of industry, EU black lists, etc.), and how Stefen believes blockchain could be used to enable vast improvements in living conditions in the region for working people and public services. We also discuss a bit about the Sand Dollar, which is the Central Bank Digital Currency that the Bahamian Central Bank recently released this year.
Learn more about some of the ways how the US and Europe keep the Caribbean underdeveloped from one of the Caribbean’s top economists here.
Donate to support the CBA here:
BTC: 1MSaYj6AaamEnYEdNmzbgQeszS1srdxHN
ETH: 0x72944A176997207740f7da5D3c1DFd938e9c772e
You can find official addresses at the the bottom of their site as well if you want to double check.
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