Ep. 25: Insights from the Crypto Sherpa - Dr. Alex Cahana (Venture Partner CryptoOracle)

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Dr. Alex Cahana Pain management medicine. NFLPA mar 2017-pres. Veteran. Head of interventional pain. UN/CEFACT United Nations economic commission for Europe. (expert on Blockchain and Healthcare). Venture Partner at CryptoOracle Medium: https://medium.com/@alex_32199 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alex-cahana-282367157/ Blockchain/Healthcare Udemy Course (w/ coupon): https://www.udemy.com/blockchain-and-healthcare/?couponCode=HEALTHUNCHAINED •Introduction of Alex's background and journey to becoming the CryptoHealth Sherpa •Experience as a moderator at the First Geneva Annual Blockchain Summit, in Geneva, Switzerland. What was the focus of that event? Was there much discussion around healthcare? •During you blockchain/healthcare workshops, What is the most common misconceptions or misunderstandings about blockchain? •“Crypto community should stop talking about dis-intermediation, start talking about re-intermediation” •Coopetition (collaborative/cooperative competition) vs. Competition •Free markets can have producers, non-producers, and counter-producers. Open markets are inclusionary to everyone and restrict non-producers and counter-producers. •The importance of ecosystem/economy design and governance •Technology adoption - 5 stages of Grief: Denial-Anger-Bargaining-Depression-Acceptance •Problems in healthcare data security/privacy/sharing •Patient-centric approach vs. patient-driven approach •Importance of peer to peer transactions and community. Unpacking Alex’s statement, "the opposite of health is isolation". How does blockchain solve that problem? •The opposite of heath is not disease; the opposite of health is isolation. So the journey back to wellness is connectedness. •If you take the “i” out of “illness” and replace it with “we”, you get “wellness”! •Can cannabis be an alternative solution for people suffering from the opioid crisis? Alex answers as a doctor, economist, and father. •Adoption of cryptocurrencies in society •Alex mentioned, at the AiForGood Summit in Geneva, TODA protocol CEO, Toufi Saliba, said blockchain adoption is so low (