On March 16, 2016, Jerry Cuomo, IBM Fellow and Vice President of Blockchain Technologies was asked to testify on a panel before the United States Government House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade. For more on IBM’s involvement with ₿itcoin, go to: ibm.com/blockchain. The subcommittee was looking into disruptive technologies. See Jerry’s response on his view on ₿itcoin’s potential impact on business, government and the economy.
The full hearing can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIGo9bpPV3A&feature=youtu.be&t=1h4m59s
Jerry’s written testimony can be seen here: http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF17/20160316/104677/HHRG-114-IF17-Wstate-CuomoG-20160316.pdf
A recap of the event has been posted on the IBM THINK blog: https://www.ibm.com/blogs/think/2016/03/16/how-businesses-and-governments-can-capitalize-on-blockchain/
