An open invitation to collaborate with ConsenSys on enabling a sustainable blockchain world through consumer education and project transparency…

Dear Community,

Since the announcement of The Brooklyn Project, we’ve been overwhelmed by support from academics, industry participants, regulators and hundreds of other community members interested in ensuring a consumer-friendly and sustainable token industry. We’re grateful for the responses received thus far and we look forward to working together with everyone interested in joining the discussion.

We are excited to announce the Cardozo Blockchain Project — a leading research initiative led by Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University — as a partner and key driver of The Brooklyn Project.

We are also heartened by recent statements from SEC Chairman Clayton, which recognized both the exciting potential of tokenization, and also the need to protect consumers who use the technology. These are also two of the primary motivations behind The Brooklyn Project.

We are officially entering a phase of open collaboration with the industry via Telegram, and invite all interested parties to join in open brainstorming sessions at this Telegram link.

Collaboration on all topics is encouraged, but at the moment, we are most interested in receiving feedback and suggestions on the following issues, which are among the first we hope to address:

Consumer Education — Exploring ways to educate the community on important considerations surrounding token projects, including, for example, legal issues, risks, and differences between investments and digital consumer goods.

Consumer Sophistication and Risk Profiles — Assessing the technical, industry and project sophistication of would-be token purchasers, along with their risk profile.

Project Transparency — Establishing best practices and useful tools for disclosure and transparency of important information regarding token projects.

If you are interested in discussing these or other topics, please join us in our newly launched Telegram group. We look forward to hearing from you and truly believe that, together, we can recognize the promise of tokenization while protecting everyday consumers.