Eris Industries on Leaving the UK: ‘It Would Be Easier to Do Business from Antarctica’

Eris Industries on Leaving the UK: ‘It Would Be Easier to Do Business from Antarctica’

CoinTelegraph spoke with the co-founder and COO of Eris Industries, Preston Byrne, on why the company decided to leave the UK and move its operations to the United States. As reported in May, Eris Industries has ordered its staff to leave the United Kingdom due to the proposed UK’s Investigatory Powers bill, which the company says gives the government “completely unnecessary” surveillance powers on data. “This is a red line for us, and should be for every blockchain firm. Distributed systems don't work without secure cryptography.” CoinTelegraph: What does Eris Industries do?


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