| 词条 | Alex Tapscott |
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| name = Alex Tapscott | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | occupation = CEO, NextBlock Global Co-Author, "Blockchain Revolution" | salary = | parents = Don Tapscott, Ana Paula Lopes | spouse = Amy Welsman | children = | website = www.alextapscott.com | footnotes = | networth = }}Alex Tapscott (born 1986) is a Canadian business author, and advisor. His work revolves around the applications of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.[1] He is the CEO and Founder of NextBlock Global, an investment company in the blockchain industry,[2] and is the co-founder, with his father Don Tapscott, of the Blockchain Research Institute.[3] Early life and educationTapscott was born in Toronto, Ontario and attended Upper Canada College.[4] He holds a BA in Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts where he graduated in 2008.[5] Tapscott represented Canada as a member (and captain) of the Canadian Men's Rugby Under-21 Team in numerous tournaments in 2006 and 2007.[6] [7]CareerTapscott co-authored, with his father Don Tapscott, the 2016 book Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World.[8] The book became a The Globe and Mail as well as Toronto Star bestseller.[9] Financial Times reviewed the book and wrote "The Tapscotts provide a thorough, balanced and enlightening guide to the next big thing",.[1] In October 2016, Tapscott gave his first TEDx Talk at TEDxSanFrancisco.[10] He currently sits on the Advisory Board to Elections Canada, the independent, non-partisan agency responsible for conducting federal elections and referendums.[11] He also serves as an advisory board member at early-stage start-ups, including Paycase [12] and nuco.[13] Tapscott was part of the Blockchain delegation to the 2016 Democratic National Convention's sister event, Rock the Vote.[14][15] In the summer of 2016, Tapscott co-convened a meeting of blockchain stakeholders in Muskoka, Ontario to discuss governance of the blockchain ecosystem.[16][17] On November 5, 2017, he announced that NextBlock was forced to scrap IPO plans due to being dropped by their underwriter, CIBC, after the company is reported to have made false and misleading statements in its marketing materials.[18][19][20] Bibliography
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/7bfdfe6c-1b6d-11e6-b286-cddde55ca122|title=Review — 'Blockchain Revolution', by Don and Alex Tapscott|website=Financial Times|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-09}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.ethnews.com/nextblock-globals-launch-secures-initial-funding|title=NextBlock Global's Launch Secures Initial Funding|newspaper=ETHNews|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-02}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasdaq.com/article/don-tapscott-announces-international-blockchain-research-institute-cm762234|title=Don Tapscott Announces International Blockchain Research Institute|website=Nasdaq|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-11}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/uppercanadacollege/docs/ucc_oldtimes_winter_2017_v20__1_/4|title=Old Boys, New Books |newspaper=Old Times Magazine|access-date=2017-07-11}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.amherst.edu/alumni/learn/bookclub/pastfeatures/october-2016/bio |title=About the Author|website=Amherst College|access-date=2017-07-11}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcrugbynews.com/show_news.cfm?id=39 |title=Canada Under 21 news|website=BC Rugby News|access-date=2017-07-11}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/rugby-canada-names-under-21-players-to-face-us/article1088324/|title=Rugby Canada names under-21 players to face U.S.|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2017-07-11}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://my.alumni.utoronto.ca/s/731/index_clean.aspx?sid=731&gid=1&pgid=10900&cid=19003&ecid=19003&ciid=69263&crid=0|title=University of Toronto - Calgary, AB: Globe & Mail Bestseller "Blockchain Revolution" Book Launch|website=my.alumni.utoronto.ca|access-date=2016-10-11}} 9. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/05/05/don-and-alex-tapscott-predict-upcoming-digital-revolution.html|title=Don and Alex Tapscott predict upcoming digital revolution|newspaper=The Star|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-09}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tedxsanfrancisco.com/alex-tapscott |title= Alex Tapscott|website=TedX San Francisco |language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-11}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=abo&dir=adv/ecab/mem&document=tapscott&lang=e|title=Members of the Elections Canada Advisory Board|website=Elections Canada|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-11}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.vbprofiles.com/companies/paycase-57fe305a20d33266e3000003/#people|title=Paycase Advisors|website=VB Profiles|access-date=2017-07-11}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://nuco.io/team|title=Advisors and Board|website=Nuco|access-date=2017-07-11}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://truthtopower.rockthevote.com/schedule/ |title=Schedule|website=Rock the Vote}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@BitFuryGroup/blockchain-delegation-attends-democratic-national-convention-ed824f7fecca#.q8paj61xg|title=Representatives from Blockchain ecosystem descended on Philadelphia to talk about Blockchain and its potential for the next presidency|last=Group|first=BitFury|date=2016-07-28|website=Medium|access-date=2016-10-11}} 16. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-22/blockchain-s-backers-gather-to-push-governance-for-technology|title=Blockchain's Backers Gather to Push Governance for Technology|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2016-10-11}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/talks-at-gs/alex-tapscott.html |title= ALEX TAPSCOTT: THE BLOCKCHAIN REVOLUTION|website=Goldman Sachs}} 18. ^{{cite news|title=NextBlock, a cryptocurrency venture-capital fund, scraps IPO plan|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/tech_news/2017/11/06/nextblock-a-cryptocurrency-venture-capital-fund-scraps-ipo-plan.html|accessdate=2 January 2018|agency=Canadian Press|publisher=Toronto Star|date=November 6, 2017}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/11/01/alex-tapscotts-crypto-vc-firm-going-public-with-100m-cad-falsely-touted-4-blockchain-stars-as-advisors/#451a97111b1f|title=Alex Tapscott's Crypto VC Firm Going Public With $100M CAD Falsely Touted 4 Blockchain Stars As Advisors|first=Laura|last=Shin|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2017}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2017/11/05/alex-tapscotts-crypto-vc-firm-aborts-public-listing-will-return-money-after-falsehoods-revealed/#599abc1a2e27|title=Alex Tapscott's Crypto VC Firm Aborts Public Listing, Will Return Money After Falsehoods Revealed|first=Laura|last=Shin|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2017}} External links
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