IBM Blockchain Pulse

This week on the IBM Blockchain Pulse, your host, Matt Hooper, explores a totally unique use case of blockchain. He’s joined by his guest, Shaun Frankson, co-founder and CTO of The Plastic Bank. Together with his co-founding partner and the CEO of The Plastic Bank, David Katz, they’re working on converting ocean plastic into forms of currency. They’re creating a reward system for people to earn and spend plastic bank digital tokens — and using blockchain to realize this vision. This is a real-life, totally innovative example of blockchain being used for social good.   What Shaun and his co-founder David have created is nothing short of remarkable. They’ve created a new system of value. And is that not what blockchain can be at its most exciting?   Tune in to learn about all the good that The Plastic Bank has been up to in the past several years, the origin of their company, their mission statement and current goals, how blockchain is utilized in their company, and more!   Key Takeaways: [:01] About today’s ep