On Oct. 17 local blockchainer Tristan Roberts livestreamed as he injected himself in the stomach with a treatment that is designed to fight HIV. It came with a warning for viewers not to try it themselves.

According to D.C.-based company Ascendance Biomedical, Roberts is the first person to try this particular treatment. And if it lowers his HIV viral load, the therapy could be available to the public as early as the first quarter of 2018.

Roberts, who has been HIV positive since 2011, joined forces with Ascendance Biomedical via a local biohacking group earlier this year. We’ve covered Roberts before – presenting at a meeting for the DCBlockchain Users Group and at an organizing event for hacktivist group Anonymous. Now he’s working with Ascendance Biomedical to test their HIV treatment, and also help them distribute the treatment using the blockchain.

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