Article Link:
https://medium.com/@philippsandner/germany-national-blockchain-strategy-released-1420e9d066f7
Generally, I agree with Philipp Sandner that this strategy shows an overall positive development in the regulatory landscape of blockchain technology in Germany.
From the specific viewpoint of the energy sector, I may add that the described measures do not substantially enrich the current efforts undertaken by electric utilities and partnering organizations, but rather continue a reserved strategy. To enable the widespread use of blockchain technology (and other innovations) in the energy domain, much more comprehensive reforms are highly recommended (e.g., enabling small-scale and residential trade without complex registration as energy supplier).
This is highly interesting and it is great to see that an economic powerhouse such as Germany is seriously dealing with Blockchain/DLT. It will be interesting to see what happens when national interests (e.g., centralized money) collide with decentralized applications such as Bitcoin.
Abbas J. You raise a good point. I guess that money will be the most controversial issue when it comes to Blockchain/DLT technology. I see three different options: (1) Bitcoin as a permissionless and public blockchain, (2) solutions such as the envisaged Libra, which are backed by a consortium (France and Germany already made it clear that they will fight Libra) and (3) the use of Blockchain as an underlying technology for fiat money. In the latter case not much will change except for increased traceability and hence supervision. In the other cases governments and central banks will lose power (i.e., fiscal and monetary policy). It will be interesting to see how it all works out...
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