Peter Martin

Blockchain: It's Not Just About the Money

Staci Warden, Ashish Gadnis, Peter Martin, Erick Miller, Patrick Moynihan, Charles Noyes

Moderated by Stacey Warden of the Milken Institute, a panel of investors and builders confirmed that five current for-profit blockchain ventures are generating revenue while shifting focus from speculative hype to tangible social coordination. Participants detailed specific applications such as verifiable voting systems, supply chain identity tracking, and compliant asset tokenization, all designed to replace traditional intermediaries with immutable, code-enforced incentives. Despite shared goals of technical maturation, the group debated critical challenges including regulatory integration, the tension between immutability and privacy rights, and the varying timelines for widespread adoption over the next decade.