Interview: Chris Courtney from the myFINBEC art and wine project
We reported on an interesting art and wine collaborative project called myFINBEC last week, and our curiosity was piqued enough that we had to follow up on the story. How does a Swiss winery get involved in cryptocurrencies? Is that something other winemakers and/or arts collaborators should get in on at this stage in those economies’ developments? CoinTelegraph: What is your general opinion of cryptocurrencies? Chris Courtney: As far as cryptocurrencies, back in 1993 when first saw the Internet, it was an invention that you knew right away was going to change everything. Then came P2P....
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