The World Economic Forum has created a new working group focused on blockchain co-chaired by the former president of Estonia.
The Global Futures Council on Blockchain Technology will meet for the first time later this week during an event in Dubai. The group's focus will largely center on the development of "governance models" related to blockchain, according to the WEF.
Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who served as president of Estonia for 10 years before leaving office in October, will serve as co-chair alongside Jamie Smith, chief communications and marketing officer for bitcoin mining firm BitFury and a former official in the Obama White House.
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