4/ I like the concept although disagree with the idea of network states being recognized by nations. In fact, I think the nation-state is going to be disrupted.

3/ This means we are going to see more experiments like this.

2/ This is something that is just a minor step in a long progression. It is something that is meant to spread the word and emphasize the point of the growing power of networks.

#threadstorm 1/ Balaji is opening up a network school to teach his concept from the Network-State book. It is an idea stemming from the rise of the digital world.

5/ All of this is taking place without regulatory certainty. When that happens, we can bet that regulatory capture will occur.

4/ This is following in the footsteps of Blackrock which already has a couple funds.

3/ Now we have State Street, one of the largest banks in terms of assets under management, jumping into the game. It is building out its infrastructure to provide this to its clients.

2/ We are seeing more of the hijacking of Wall Street in a manner that the original #crypto advocates were trying to avoid.

#threadstorm 1/ The tokenization of real world assets is coming and Wall Street is leading the charge. It is taking over whether people are watching or not.

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7/ The simplest is the writing of data to a database that is open. Here is where a simple but magical transformation can take place.

6/ For people to aid in this endeavor is to keep pushing into these arenas. Blockchain is pulling people into the open source realm, even without realizing it.

5/ We saw this with Linux, probably the most successful open source community there is. It was also mirrored with Android.

4/ This is the advantage of the open source software community. Eventually the numbers grow to the point where there are more working in that realm than at any single company.

3/ When we look at #blockchain, we see the ability to reconfigure networks. This is vital as most of them are open source. It implies that the radical expansion of networks is much easier.

2/ This is something that is hard to get our minds around since behemoths seem invincible. It is compounded in a winner take most arena.

#threadstorm 1/ Open source is kryptonite to major technology firms. It is a race that we have to step back to see how it unfolds.

6/ This is what confronts people. Technology will actually help with this but people have to learn what is going on first.