Open

Blockchain for

Asset Disposition

Alliance

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“OBADA”

Working Group

Rohi Sukhia

Thurs, Oct 16, 2019

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A nonprofit multi-stakeholder alliance �creating an open-source blockchain �to “close the loop” in the �used electronics supply chain.

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AGENDA

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OBADA Restructuring - Rohi Sukhia

• A Recycling Ecosystem nonprofit to DEVELOP the STANDARD, creating a “Decentralized Architecture for Recycling Ecosystems”
• an Electronics Recycling Industry Sector company , controlled by the nonprofit, to IMPLEMENT the STANDARD, creating an “ITAD BLOCKCHAIN” based on the standard.

Standard Development Process - Mark Shaffer

• Mark has expertise in standards development. Prior experience EPEAT, iNEMI, etc..

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Blockchain vs “Real World” Governance

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on-chain governance:

• “Rules” dictating how “the blockchain” works.
• Established in the architecture.

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off-chain governance:

• “Rules” in the “real world”
• Established on paper.

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TIMELINE (in progress)

Q4 2019:

• 501c(6) Team: Standards Development Framework
• Coders: Andrii leads team connecting nodes
• Rohi: writes standard proposal

Q1 2020:

• Launch “standards progress” and test platform to “pre-launch” community.

Apr 2017: Concept conceived & developed

Oct 31, 2017: Proposed at ERC

Dec 2017: White Paper

Jan 2017 Founding Group Formed

July 2018: First Working Group - 11 participants

Aug 2018: Draft Architecture

Nov 6, 2018: Code started

2018: Sustainability Group Formed

Q1 2019: “Fakechain Pilot”

May 30, 2019: OBADA LLC formed, submitted as 501c(6)

Sept 2019: 100 participants

Sept 2019: Everledger wins battery pilot

Sept 2019: First decentralized node created

Oct 17, 2019: OBADA announces restructuring, and Standards Development” effort.

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Creating a Standard.

DARE: A Decentralized Architecture for Recycling Ecosystems

�“A open-source permissioned blockchain (system) architecture

allowing the primary stakeholders* of Recycling Industry sectors

to self-administer interoperable, purpose-built, sector-specific blockchains,

with distributed on-chain administration, and decentralized on-chain stakeholder governance*.

Why? To Standardize Interoperability.

“Outside blockchains” will need a recognized standard, to tell them how to to communicate with the ‘Recycling Ecosystem Blockchain” in our language.

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To become an “ accredited standard” we must separate design from implementation

Stakeholders : An "individual or group that has an interest in any decision or activity of an ecosystem or industry.

- Primary Stakeholders:: Those directly affected, either positively or negatively, by the ecosystem’s or industry’s actions.

- **Secondary Stakeholders**: Those indirectly affected.

(https://asq.org/quality-resources/iso-26000 )

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Primary Recycling Industry Sector Stakeholders: on-chain - organization operationally has interaction with goods in the recycling chain in some way.

Secondary Recycling Industry Sector Stakeholder -- OFF-CHAIN -- organization has no direct interaction with devices, just an interest. “

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Off-chain governance plan. Decentralized (in a legal and practical sense) and.

A “network of blockchains” “ITAD blockchain”.. “Plastics Blockchain”..

etc...

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Nomenclature

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Used to help formulate naming strategies and definitions for the spec.

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See docs.obada.io/nomenclature

work in progress

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Mission Framework

(Luke Stets)

Arch WG (SDO)

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The NONPROFIT: STANDARDs Development

A 501c(6) Industry Institution

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DARE: A Decentralized Architecture for Recycling Ecosystems

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Description of the Standard:

“ A Blockchain Architecture allowing primary stakeholders in Recycling Industry (RI) sectors to run purpose-built sector-specific blockchains, based on Open-source components, with distributed on-chain administration and Decentralized on-chain stakeholder governance.

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Board of Directors

• Primary and Secondary Stakeholders of the RE.
• Secondary Stakeholders are necessary to maintain balance because the primary stakeholders control all on-chain governance.
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Board of Advisors: Experts from other Sectors

DARE Blockchains - Working Groups

• Electronics (pilot industry sector)
• Others (Ferrous, Glass, Nonferrous, Paper, Plastics, Textiles, Tires & Rubber, etc.)

The original OBADA blockchain design for Electronics Recycling will be abstracted to a framework extensible to other recycling sectors.

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DARE Standard Development Working Group

• Housed in an accredited SDO

Mark Shaffer has volunteered to lead the “Standards Development Team” in figuring out this process.

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RIBS: a Recycling Industry run Blockchain Services company

Owned and run by the primary* stakeholders �of a Recycling Industry (RI). �

Facilitates creation, maintenance, and operation� of RI Blockchains. (*on-chain)

Board of Directors (minimum)

• Majority: RI’s (Primary (on-chain) RE Stakeholders
• Minority: RE’s Secondary (off-chain) RE Stakeholders)

Controls

• 501c(6) has control.
• To ensure mission, “incidental profitability” by the operators, and to prevent centralization.

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The BLOCKCHAIN IMPLEMENTER

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Has legal (license) rights from the 501c(6)

• to “build and runs the blockchain for the Electronics RI Sector” of the RE.

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Has LEGAL AUTHORITY over on-chain Rights, Licenses Contracts”.

• Operaties primarily by licensing rights to stakeholders and outside entities to administer services to enable the blockchain.
• Licenses a reference design implementation to members.

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RIBS

Controlled by the 501c(6)

• Prices for services set by the 501c(6) with operator profit of 20%.

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• The company’s mission is “push all governance to the edges” and eventually function as a DAO, doing as little as possible, primarily in charge of off-chain licensing of services for the 501c(6).

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Any taxable “pass-through” revenue to the nonprofit is redistributed into the ecosystem via the Foundation.

Controlled by the Industry via the 501c(6)

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FUTURE: a 501c(3) governing digital assets distribution. (tokeneconomics)

Future: A 501c(3)Foundation

Collects non-tax exempt proceeds from the Blockchain Services company for redistribution for “blockchain initiatives in support of the mission.”

• Fiat redistributed for off-chain initiatives.
• Tokens redestributed to on-chain initiatives.

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Examples Initiates:

• Off-Chain: e.g. “fund an organization trying to establish a recyc;ing blockchain in Africa.
• On-chain: Implement a token reward system or network incentive in support of sustainability goals.

Redistributes MONEY �(tokens / license fees)

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a 501c(6) Industry Institution

DRIVES the STANDARD

Develops and maintains a Blockchain System Architecture for Stakeholder benefit in Recycling Ecosystems (REs).

• Ensure interoperability across recycling ecosystems.
• Ensure that individual recycling industry blockchains operate in accordance with the collective missions of the RE Stakeholder Groups.

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Future: A 501c(3)Foundation

Collects non-tax exempt proceeds from the Blockchain Services company for redistribution for “blockchain initiatives in support of the mission.”

• Fiat redistributed for off-chain initiatives.
• Tokens redistributed to on-chain initiatives.

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Examples Initiates:

• Off-Chain: e.g. “fund an organization trying to establish a recycling blockchain in Africa.
• On-chain: Implement a token reward system or network incentive in support of sustainability goals.

a Recycling Industry run Blockchain Services company�BLOCKCHAIN IMPLEMENTER

Owned and run by the primary* stakeholders of a Recycling Industry (RI) Sector. Facilitates creation, maintenance, and operation of RI Blockchains. (*on-chain)

Standards Development - Working Group

• Housed in an accredited SDO
• Developing a standard Blockchain Architecture for Recyling Ecosystems.

Board of Directors (mostly different people)

• Primary and Secondary Stakeholders of the RE.

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Board of Advisors: Experts from other Sectors

Board of Directors (minimum)

• Majority: RI’s (Primary (on-chain) RE Stakeholders
• Minority: RE’s Secondary (off-chain) RE Stakeholders)

Controls

• 501c(6) has control.
• To ensure mission, “incidental profitability” by the operators, and to prevent centralization.

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Recycling Industry Blockchains - Working Group

• Electronics (pilot industry sector)
• Others (Ferrous, Glass, Nonferrous, Paper, Plastics, Textiles, Tires & Rubber, etc.)

Redistributes MONEY �(tokens / license fees)

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RIBS - Responsibilities

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Blockchain Development Services (e.g.)

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• Integration consulting and training services
• Maintain test, deployment, releases, and the open-source code environment.
• Identify, hire, and manage outside contractors and licensed services.
• Compliance Auditing
• etc..

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Facilitation of “On-Chain” Services (e.g.)

• LIcensing of service providers and stakeholders
• Research Requests
• Governance/Authority Requests
• Runs temporarily centralized services
• Implements decentralization
• including token* issuance and economics
• * or other form of digital financial asset or credit
• etc..

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