亞歷山大·曼（Alexander Mann）是BSV協會的區塊鏈企業家和初級公共事務顧問。

曼恩告訴我們一些關於自己開始事情的事情。他既有技術和農業背景，又在美國農村長大，並在半導體行業工作

Alexander Mann is a blockchain entrepreneur and Junior Public Affairs Advisor at the BSV Association. Having grown up in rural America and later worked in the semiconductor industry, he has tech in his blood. But he also has a background in agriculture, which he is deeply passionate about. After returning to agriculture with a mission to harness technology to improve it, he founded Smart Grow Agritech.

亞歷山大·曼（Alexander Mann）是BSV協會的區塊鏈企業家和初級公共事務顧問。在美國農村長大，後來在半導體行業工作，他的血液中有技術。但是他也有農業背景，他深深地充滿熱情。在返回農業以促進技術改進的使命之後，他創立了Smart Grow Agritech。

Now, Mann is focused on the public policy side, having started doing so locally in Virginia and connecting with Senator Saddam Salim, who was working on several blockchain bills. Mann is also working with SmartLedger’s Bryan Daugherty, who has been mentoring him.

現在，曼恩（Mann）專注於公共政策方面，他已經在弗吉尼亞州本地開始並與參議員薩達姆·薩利姆（Saddam Salim）建立聯繫，後者正在研究幾項區塊鏈法案。曼恩還與Smartledger的Bryan Daugherty合作，後者一直在指導他。

In Wuckert’s experience, it’s essential to talk to mid-level staffers who later feed information to those above them.

根據Wuckert的經驗，必須與後層員工進行交談，後來後來向他們上面的信息提供信息。

“And a single definition or even a comma in a bill can really make a difference in how things turn out,” Mann adds.

曼恩補充說：“賬單中的一個定義甚至逗號確實可以改變事物的結果。”

A big change toward blockchain in Washington

華盛頓向區塊鏈的重大變化

Speaking of politics, Wuckert mentions the huge change in approach to blockchain tech between the previous Biden and the current Trump administrations. He asks Mann if that change is evident through his public policy work.

說到政治，瓦克特提到了上一家拜登和當前特朗普政府之間區塊鏈技術方法的巨大變化。他問曼通過他的公共政策工作是否明顯這種變化。

“Yes, it is. And while I opposed President Biden’s administration for red-taping innovation, I feel a healthy balance between the two is required. The USA must embrace new technology to stay ahead of the curve, and the new administration’s approach will be good from that standpoint,” Mann replies.

“是的，是的。儘管我反對拜登總統的行政部門進行紅敲擊創新，但我覺得兩者之間需要健康的平衡。

The politicization of data and how blockchain can fix it

數據的政治化以及區塊鏈如何修復它

On the subject of data, Wuckert brings up something he has mentioned many times before: some data is now so politicized that it’s difficult to tell the truth about anything. He gives the example of climate change—there’s no valid source that everyone will accept. He’d like his children to live in a world where everyone can look at 75 years of data gathered via IoT sensors and written to the immutable blockchain so they can reach a consensus about these matters.

關於數據的主題，Wuckert提出了他之前已經提到過很多次的東西：現在有些數據被政治化，以至於很難說出任何事情的真相。他以氣候變化為例，沒有每個人都接受的有效資料。他希望自己的孩子們生活在一個世界上，每個人都可以查看通過IoT傳感器收集的75年數據並寫信給不變的區塊鏈，以便他們可以就這些問題達成共識。

“Yes, and I think it’s also naive of us to believe that any level of manufacturing has no impact on the environment. Countless studies have shown how plants moving into an area dramatically impact the flora and fauna. We can almost always find evidence of toxic chemicals in the soil, and everyday humans have a hard time imagining what that looks like at scale,” Mann says.

“是的，我認為我們也很天真地相信，任何水平的製造業都不會影響環境。無數的研究表明，植物如何遷移到一個區域。我們幾乎總是可以總是找到土壤中有毒化學物質的證據，而且每天的人類都很難想像在大規模的表現，”曼恩說。

“Having said that, I want to see carbon credits, tree-planting initiatives, and other carbon mitigation techniques linked to immutable blockchain records. So many corporations are faking it, and it’s difficult to ascertain what they are doing.”

“話雖如此，我想看到碳信用額，植樹計劃以及與不變的區塊鏈記錄相關的其他緩解碳的緩解技術。因此，許多公司都在偽造它，而且很難確定他們在做什麼。”

Resistance to change and how individuals can get involved

抵制改變以及個人如何參與

Wuckert says he’s worried that despite the awesome power of scalable blockchain technology, the toxicity of the culture around it—and the endless scams and schemes—will cause regulators to tie the industry up in red tape and consider the financial aspects over the technology itself.

Wuckert說，他擔心，儘管可擴展區塊鏈技術具有很棒的力量，但周圍的文化的毒性以及無盡的騙局和計劃都會導致監管機構以繁文tape節將行業聯繫起來，並考慮技術本身的財務方面。

“I think new technology always causes either curiosity or resistance, depending on the individual. There has always been a bell curve of adoption, from harvesters to the internet. But the gaps between world-changing innovations are speeding up, and people have little time to adjust.

“我認為新技術總是會引起好奇心或抵抗，這取決於個人。從收割機到互聯網，一直存在收養曲線。但是，改變世界的創新之間的差距正在加快，人們幾乎沒有時間進行調整。

“Let’s start conversations, talk about the technology in an informed way, and host meetups, etc. We need to make sure lawmakers understand how it can benefit people.

“讓我們開始對話，以知情的方式談論技術，並舉辦聚會等。我們需要確保立法者了解它如何使人們受益。

“Individuals looking to get involved can use sites like LegiScan to keep track of blockchain bills nationally and at the state level and can provide input. I would also recommend getting involved in town halls and talking or writing to others about your views.”

“希望參與其中的個人可以使用勒加斯卡（Legiscan）等網站來跟踪全國和州一級的區塊鏈法案，並可以提供意見。我還建議參與市政廳，並與其他人談論或寫信您的觀點。”