Gavin Andresen Rejects Bitcoin Centralisation Concerns at Web Summit
The Bitcoin Foundation's chief scientist Gavin Andresen has given his opinions on a variety of issues at this year's Web Summit - an annual event held in Dublin, Ireland, that attracted more than 20,000 attendees this year. The summit has established itself as an important date on the calendars of technology investors, startups and even rock stars, like U2 frontman Bono, who attends regularly. Andresen gave a wide-ranging interview to the Wall Street Journal's Lisa Fleisher, at the event's 'Centre Stage', discussing the centralisation in mining, regulation by governments and the future of....
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