---
title: California Stocks Blockchain Group with Lawmakers, Industry
description: The working group will investigate the rapidly developing area of distributed ledger technology thought to have potential the public and private sectors.
---

<https://blog.strongkey.com/newsroom>

# [California Stocks Blockchain Group with Lawmakers, Industry](https://blog.strongkey.com/newsroom/strongkey-others-back-nist-retail-fraud-guide-to-improving-mobile-payments-security-0)

 Written by [Cipher Octopus](https://blog.strongkey.com/newsroom/author/strongkey) | Aug 7, 2019 5:28:00 PM

The working group will investigate the rapidly developing area of distributed ledger technology thought to have considerable potential for both the public and private sectors. StrongKey CTO and Forbes Security Council Member, Arshad Noor, has been appointed to serve as chair for the working group.

**UPDATE (11/11/2019): **A high-level summary of key themes identified by the Blockchain Working Group members has been published. You can [access the report here](https://www.govops.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2019/11/Blockchain-Working-Group-Assessment-Interview-Summary-11.14.19-PDF.pdf).

LINK TO FULL STORY: [https://www.govtech.com/products/California-Stocks-Blockchain-Group-with-Lawmakers-Industry.html?utm\_source=NPI&utm\_medium=article&utm\_campaign=CA%20Blockchain%20Working%20Group](https://www.govtech.com/products/California-Stocks-Blockchain-Group-with-Lawmakers-Industry.html?utm_source=NPI&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=CA%20Blockchain%20Working%20Group)

[View full post](https://blog.strongkey.com/newsroom/strongkey-others-back-nist-retail-fraud-guide-to-improving-mobile-payments-security-0)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Cipher Octopus"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2020-04-28T18:34:30.125Z",
  "datePublished" : "2019-08-07T17:28:00Z",
  "headline" : "California Stocks Blockchain Group with Lawmakers, Industry",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 667,
    "url" : "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4723359/Stock%20images/Digitally%20generated%20binary%20code%20landscape%20on%20black%20background.jpeg",
    "width" : 1000
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://blog.strongkey.com/newsroom/strongkey-others-back-nist-retail-fraud-guide-to-improving-mobile-payments-security-0",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "Newsroom"
  }
}
```