Consumers’ Research Publishes Blockchain Paper After Bretton Woods
Consumers' Research has published a new white paper months after organizing a meeting of legislators, regulators and blockchain entrepreneurs at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. Held in July under Chatham House rules, the event drew attendees from the US Department of Commerce, the Federal Trade Commission and the National Institute of Standards and Technology as well as groups like the MIT Media Lab and Coin Center. Also taking part were US Representatives Mick Mulvaney and David Schweikert. The goal of the event was to produce a framework focused on consumer protection, with an eye to....
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Consumers' Research, the independent educational group and organiser of a recent blockchain workshop at Bretton Woods, has published a new white paper on blockchain technology. The paper, released today, sets out to identify the opportunities presented by the technology, the challenges present today and potential solutions to those concerns. Yet the report often invokes the possible advantages of transacting in digital currencies like bitcoin. Joe Colangelo, executive director for Consumers’ Research, writes in the preface to the report: "At the core of bitcoin is the ability to send....