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We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry\u2026 and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!<\/em><\/p>\n This week, our 6 Questions go to <\/b>Dawn Newton, co-founder and chief operating officer of Netki \u2014 a remote digital identity verification technology provider intended to facilitate compliance with KYC\/AML regulations.<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Dawn Newton is the chief operating officer and co-founder of Netki, the Know Your Customer and Anti-Money Laundering technology provider purpose-built for blockchain. Dawn\u2019s work is driven by her desire to increase global access to crypto assets in a sustainable, secure and equitable manner. At Netki, Dawn has contributed to the development of OnboardID, which facilitates identity verification and onboarding for custodial wallets, and TransactID, which is the only fully compliant solution to Financial Action Task Force Travel Rule regulations.<\/span> With 30 years of experience managing technical teams and growing innovative companies, Dawn has proven to be a premier operations executive at the forefront of emerging technology industries. From the early days of the internet to the booming blockchain industry, Dawn\u2019s work has had a formative effect on today\u2019s leading tech companies.<\/span><\/p>\n For me, I would be looking at applications that impact as broad of a base of people as possible, preferably from an inclusion aspect. Projects that allow new communities to connect, create and earn are ultimately the ones that will have the most impact and, thus, create the most value in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n The most innovative use case to me continues to be the first one people talked about in the early Bitcoin days. Everyone on the planet (who has internet access) has the ability to participate in a global financial system that is owned by no government.\u00a0<\/span> It is an extremely hard endeavor to tackle, and I am proud that Netki was a part of it by onboarding the first nation to the Bitcoin blockchain. Giving 4 million people the ability to transact and receive funds without exorbitant money transmitter fees makes my heart sing!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n For non-technical people, their initial reaction used to be: \u201cOMG isn\u2019t that all scammers?\u201d Thank goodness that is happening less and less. I have been working in tech innovation for more than 30 years, and as a result, as interest in crypto has grown, many of my friends and family have come to me for advice or to better understand the ecosystem.<\/span> That curiosity dominates most of the conversations that I have today, although I do still run into the occasional person who gets all of their information about crypto from Elizabeth Warren. The conversations with those people definitely take a little more effort to untangle all of the misleading statements they\u2019ve been fed. Overall, more and more people are starting to get curious about it, and that is how we change things!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n My cooking skills are out of this world (pun intended re: the last question). I graduated from Le Cordon Bleu and trained in Italy, Japan and the United States under several Michelin Star chefs. Wanna take your <\/span>chocolate chip cookie<\/span><\/a> game to the next level?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Easy, a beach with black volcanic sand in El Salvador, great waves, great food \u2014 purchased using Bitcoin, of course \u2014 and great people.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n I have no opinion, as I am not an expert in the field, but how amazing would it be to have another life out there and for us to be able to explore that one day in the future!? I grew up watching the original <\/span>Star Trek<\/span><\/i> series and absolutely loved it. Imagine my surprise years later when I meet the real-life Seven of Nine [from <\/span>Star Trek: Voyager<\/span><\/i>], Jeri Ryan, while cooking together at a restaurant in LA, and she becomes my best friend. While I wouldn\u2019t look forward to an encounter with her as a Borg in real life, I think it would be amazing to be a part of a team whose mission was to \u201cseek out new life and new civilizations!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n My one wish is WAGMI, and where we wind up will be spectacular!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n1 \u2014\u00a0If you were investing in startup companies right now, what kind of blockchain-based business opportunity would catch your eye?
2 \u2014 What is the single most innovative use case for blockchain you\u2019ve ever seen? It may not be the one likeliest to succeed!
3 \u2014 When you tell people you\u2019re in the blockchain industry, how do they react?
4 \u2014 Tell us about a hidden talent \u2014 and give us a link to prove it!
5 \u2014 Close your eyes and think of a happy place. What do you see?
6 \u2014 Where do you stand on alien intelligence and the existence of life elsewhere in the universe?
A wish for the young, ambitious blockchain community: