Davos Elites Worried About Bitcoin and Other Disruptive Technologies
As global elites converge on Davos for another grandiose international summit at taxpayer expense, one topic seems to be preying on their minds: disruptive technology. This article by Bloomberg's Matthew Campbell, reporting from Davos, compares the emerging technological threats to various megacorps with the Internet's historic challenge to record labels, travel agents and dead-tree media. We all know how that ended - and it seems even the 1% are scheduling some time away from the buffet tables and ski-slopes to fret over the situation. The $170 million InterContinental Hotel in Davos,....
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The World Economic Forum discussion on financial services at Davos in Switzerland this week centered around popular financial technology, including Bitcoin and the blockchain. While some of the Davos elite believed such intense focus on the emerging technology is premature, others believe the sector is swiftly growing and should be a consideration in the wake of the financial crisis which engulfed Davos discussions in prior years. Despite increased emphasis on rising payment technologies, the general feel for the global economy remained neutral to optimistic. “If you look at the amount of....
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“The European Commission has quietly launched the next offensive in the war on cash…The ECB…[is also] working towards a Trojan horse blockchain network that will serve only to entrap those naive enough to trust it,” states the publication Activist Post on February 9. An acceleration in the war on cash and a shift on bitcoin occurred in the wake of the....
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We’re saying farewell to the World Economic Forum Annual meeting by demonstrating the real-world utility of crypto payments. With the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting drawing to a close, attendees had the opportunity to join Cointelegraph for a farewell party at Ex Bar in Davos — where they could actually pay for food and drinks using cryptocurrency. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is scheduled to take place between May 22–26, with a slew of world leaders expected to attend. What role will blockchain have at the event? https://t.co/wEtEvuVK5I— Cointelegraph....