Google Analyst: Bitcoin Could Be 'The Internet of Money'

Google Analyst: Bitcoin Could Be 'The Internet of Money'

Bitcoin holds potential to act as "the Internet of money" if regulated correctly, according to a new report from Google policy advisor Andy Yee. In an article for Internet Policy Review, Yee, who works as an analyst for Google's Asia-Pacific division, argues that certain sectors of the bitcoin economy should be targeted with regulation modelled on existing digital frameworks. Breaking the bitcoin ecosystem down into layers, Yee concluded that businesses that connect investors and consumers with digital currency should be subject to regulation. In contrast, users and developers are a poor....


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