Crypto Policy DAO

Our goal is to create a research model for the purpose of advancing public policy and the adoption of blockchain technology within our government. Though our research and proposal objectives will evolve over-time as politics often do, our initial objectives will be to research and propose public policy that improves government efficiency at all levels, and not just within the United States. Our founding principle is to research and propose public policy that is a catalyst for the governments adoption of blockchain technology by applying the below formula as the basis of our rationale:

Bureaucratic Friction + Friction-Reduction Yield + Risk Management = Proposed Public Policy

Our mission is to propose public policy only when each variable above is at its maximum, and not just when one variable is at its maximum. More on that below, though in our model, bureaucratic friction is the “red-tape” delay that exists within the processes of implementing, monitoring, and executing current regulation. Our first step will attempt to measure the bureaucratic friction that is potentially avoidable where blockchain implementation would be an improvement. Our second step will attempt to measure the resulting yield, or lack thereof, that exists after introducing blockchain technology. And our third step will be to mitigate the security, vulnerability, and privacy concerns when considering step one and two.

To better illustrate our approach, consider an opportunity to use blockchain technology for state and federal ID verification. By storing personal identification data on the blockchain, we can create a system where individuals have a secure and immutable digital ID. This system would simplify the process of verifying identities for various services, such as voting, accessing government benefits, or even routine tasks like age verification. Implementing blockchain for ID verification would drastically reduce bureaucratic friction by eliminating the need for repetitive identity checks and paperwork. However, while this satisfies our first step, the second step requires ensuring the system's usability and accessibility for all citizens. Without proper education and infrastructure, the benefits of blockchain-based IDs could be underutilized. Lastly, risk management involves addressing concerns about data security, privacy, and the potential for misuse. Our research will focus on how to mitigate these risks while maximizing the system's efficiency.

In summary, CryptoPolicyDAO would not propose public policy unless it satisfies all three variables above to their fullest concurrently. The point is to introduce public policy that increases the efficiency of our government and decreases bureaucratic red tape and not just for the sake of introducing blockchain technology.

Levels to organizing public policy from the constituents perspective:

Consumer to Automated Money Maker (ie Binance, pancakeswap)
Consumer to Regulated Exchange (ie Coinbase, Crypto.Com)
Consumer to local municipalities (ie utilities, property taxes)
Consumer to Federal Government
Consumer to consumer (peer-to-peer)

Levels to organizing public policy from the government's perspective:

Municipality/City

Internal

Internal Cashflow

Cashflow expediency
Asset Security
Public Transparency

Data Storage

Storage Quantity
Data Retrieval
Data Access
Expediency of access

External

External Cashflow
ID Verification

Research Priorities

Bureaucratic Friction:

Identify bureaucratic friction
Quantify bureaucratic friction

Bureaucratic-friction yield objective:

Identify how the yield of reducing bureaucratic friction is determined
Quantify bureaucratic-friction yield

Security/Vulnerability/Privacy Objectives:

Utilize blockchain when it increases security
Utilize blockchain when it decreases vulnerabilities
Utilize blockchain to increase privacy, decrease identity theft

Initial Research Objectives

Define barriers to entry of implementing crypto public policy

Barriers to Learn (ie no mandatory quarterly financial reports)

For individuals
For municipalities individually

Barriers to Purchase

For individuals
For municipalities individually

Understand the levels of anonymity within cryptocurrency

Anonymous to third parties on the blockchain
Anonymous-to-KYC levels to Govt
Bridge the gap between legally using crypto while still being anonymous on the blockchain

Define Benefits

Intellectual Property
Titles, Deeds, Hiring Contracts
Store of Value
Residual Yield (passive income)

Risks Creating a policy outline that addresses and can monitor known risks

Security

Personal Phone security
Wallet/App Security
Exchange Security
Blockchain/Protocol Smart Contract Security
Social Engineering Attacks

No Regulation or Government Backstop (ie FDIC)
Environmental Energy Concerns
Protocol Financial/Credit Security & Rating
Cryptocurrency Insurance
Systemic Liquidation

Over-dependence on several stable coins and backed by Ethereum. (too much correlation risk for all when a few whales move funds)

Insurance

Protecting digital assets
Solvency and regulation
Enforcement of contracts
Currency Risk

Education

Youth Coding
Security Analysis
Positive Value Hackathons
Interaction with schools/universities

Community Use

Education
Art (ie – sponsorships, galleries)
Community Funding (ie – specific events/needs needed locally)

International Instances

Crime
Consumer Purchases
Individual to Individual conflict
Currency exchanges

Banking

CBDC Integration
Accepting Non-CBDC crypto
No More Overdraft Fee’s

Federal Taxation

Fraud Prevention

This is the start of the research model for you to interact with. This research model is in three parts starting with the Research Topics, the Research Models, and then the Research Matrix. This model is meant to be interacted with by you, so feel free to edit the information in the light yellow cells. Basically, in this model, you choose the topics to research in Part A, the research areas of each topic in Part B, and then in Part C, you answer the questions in the context of each research area within each research topic. The scores from Part C will aggregate in Part B and then in Part A, giving you a final score.

For the most part, this model is meant to present an unbiased and objective example of how blockchain technology can be utilized outside of being a token.

Part A:

These are the topics for you to update to your choice, though at Crypto Policy DAO, the currently listed 6 topics are the ones we are going to research ourselves using this model. The scores to the right of each topic are the final scores that are being aggregated from what is entered in Part C.

Part A: Research Priority

Research Topic	Measuring Bureaucratic Friction	Reduction of Bureaucratic Friction	Risk Management
Stablecoins	0	0	0
MedicalRecords	0	0	0
TrustlessVoting	0	0	0
IDVerification	0	0	0
DataStorage	0	0	0
Insurance	0	0	0

Part B:

These are the areas to research within each topic. Not all of the areas are going to be the same for each research topic, though these are the ones we believe are relevant to the research topics we are choosing for ourselves.

Part B: Models

Research Topic	Measuring Bureaucratic Friction		Reduction of Bureaucratic Friction		Risk Management
	Research Area	Score	Research Area	Score	Research Area	Score
Stablecoins	Administrative DataStorage Security IdVerification TransactionExpediency	0 0 0 0 0	IndividualRegulationEfficiency DepartmentEfficiency PerConstituent PerEmployee PerDollarTaxed	0 0 0 0 0	Individual LocalGovt State Federal	0 0 0 0
MedicalRecords	Administrative DataStorage Security IdVerification TransactionExpediency	0 0 0 0 0	IndividualRegulationEfficiency DepartmentEfficiency PerConstituent PerEmployee PerDollarTaxed	0 0 0 0 0	Individual LocalGovt State Federal	0 0 0 0
TrustlessVoting	Administrative DataStorage Security IdVerification TransactionExpediency	0 0 0 0 0	IndividualRegulationEfficiency DepartmentEfficiency PerConstituent PerEmployee PerDollarTaxed	0 0 0 0 0	Individual LocalGovt State Federal	0 0 0 0
IDVerification	Administrative DataStorage Security IdVerification TransactionExpediency	0 0 0 0 0	IndividualRegulationEfficiency DepartmentEfficiency PerConstituent PerEmployee PerDollarTaxed	0 0 0 0 0	Individual LocalGovt State Federal	0 0 0 0
DataStorage	Administrative DataStorage Security IdVerification TransactionExpediency	0 0 0 0 0	IndividualRegulationEfficiency DepartmentEfficiency PerConstituent PerEmployee PerDollarTaxed	0 0 0 0 0	Individual LocalGovt State Federal	0 0 0 0
Insurance	Administrative DataStorage Security IdVerification TransactionExpediency	0 0 0 0 0	IndividualRegulationEfficiency DepartmentEfficiency PerConstituent PerEmployee PerDollarTaxed	0 0 0 0 0	Individual LocalGovt State Federal	0 0 0 0

Part C:

This is the matrix that we believe fits accordingly to the topics and areas we have chosen to research. Of course, many questions will need to be revised, though this matrix provides a framework in order for us to efficiently research the benefits of blockchain technology in reducing governmental bureaucratic friction. In this part, you answer each of the questions and edit the information in the light yellow cells. The measurement factor of each question will change, though for now, this matrix is asking for a generic "before" and "after" result based on your judgment.

Part C: Matrix

Stablecoins

MeasuringBureaucraticFriction

Research Topic	Research Area	Area	Subject	Question	Sum
Stablecoins	Administrative	Production	Response	Increases response rate when requests > permitted with excess staff	0
				Increases response rate when requests > permitted with expected staff
				Increases response rate when requests > permitted with less than expected staff
			Retrieval	Increases retrieval rate when requests > permitted with excess staff
				Increases retrieval rate when requests > permitted with expected staff
				Increases retrieval rate when requests > permitted with less than expected staff
		Implementation	Administrative	Implemention training to current training ratio
			Administrative	Maintenance of processed records ratio
			Financial	New cost per constituent ratio per use increase
			Financial	Cost per constituent annual maintenance increase
		Data Storage	Per Use by Constituent	Storage Consumption per use ratio
				Storage Consumption per constituent ratio
				Storage per update ratio
Stablecoins	Data Storage	Production	Response	Increases response rate when requests > permitted with excess staff	0
				Increases response rate when requests > permitted with expected staff
				Increases response rate when requests > permitted with less than expected staff
			Retrieval	Increases retrieval rate when requests > permitted with excess staff
				Increases retrieval rate when requests > permitted with expected staff
				Increases retrieval rate when requests > permitted with less than expected staff
		Implementation	Administrative	Implemention training to current training ratio
			Administrative	Maintenance of processed records ratio
			Financial	New cost per constituent ratio per use increase
			Financial	Cost per constituent annual maintenance increase
		Data Storage	Per Use by Constituent	Storage Consumption per use ratio
				Storage Consumption per constituent ratio
				Storage per update ratio
Stablecoins	Security	Production	Response	Increases response rate when requests > permitted with excess staff	0
				Increases response rate when requests > permitted with expected staff
				Increases response rate when requests > permitted with less than expected staff
			Retrieval	Increases retrieval rate when requests > permitted with excess staff
				Increases retrieval rate when requests > permitted with expected staff
				Increases retrieval rate when requests > permitted with less than expected staff
		Implementation	Administrative	Implemention training to current training ratio
			Administrative	Maintenance of processed records ratio
			Financial	New cost per constituent ratio per use increase
			Financial	Cost per constituent annual maintenance increase
		Data Storage	Per Use by Constituent	Storage Consumption per use ratio
				Storage Consumption per constituent ratio
				Storage per update ratio

ReductionOfBureaucraticFriction

Research Topic	Research Area	Area	Subject	Question	Before	After	Amount	Sum

RiskManagement

Research Topic	Research Area	Area	Subject	Question	Before	After	Amount	Sum

Bureaucratic Research Model Summary

Part A:

Part A: Research Priority

Part B:

Part B: Models

Part C:

Part C: Matrix

Stablecoins

MeasuringBureaucraticFriction

ReductionOfBureaucraticFriction

RiskManagement

MedicalRecords

TrustlessVoting

IDVerification

DataStorage

Insurance