Backdoor balkanization
Laws that make a multi-region blockchain impossible

80 / This episode dives into the concept of Balkanization in the context of decentralized systems. We discuss multi-region application models and present a workshop on how to implement the European Data Act - a kill switch required for smart contracts. We also reveal about our new branding repo, and discuss the intriguing concept of an NFT vending machine in Guiyang.

Timeline

00:00 Intro

00:41 Overview picture

01:47 Two governments?

02:50 When does the backdoor end?

03:09 DVD region coding

06:34 The full picture

07:33 NFT passports

10:02 Balkanization

13:19 iPhone regions

13:46 NFTs in China

Participants

@fulldecent

William Entriken

@dtedesco1

Daniel Tedesco

@Rito_Rhymes

Ritorhymes

@037

AKM

@retromort

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@Legend

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@yodude38

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@nunya_crypto

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Episode notes

• The new Hour.gg branding repo

• Workshop: How to implement the European kill switch (required for smart contracts) // part 3 of 3, federated regulator access
  • “Where” is your wallet/NFT?
  • Balkanisation
    • Chinese internet and US internet are totally different
  • What are the different models of multi-region applications?
    • DVD region coding
    • China-internet vs. Western-internet
    • US Apple App Store vs. anywhere else Apple App Store
• ERC-XXXX kill switch plan B
• We now have all graphics / motion graphics / open sourced in our new branding repo
• NFT vending machine in Guiyang