Bitcoin Returns to its Roots on Day #2 of Blockchain Money Conference

Bitcoin Returns to its Roots on Day #2 of Blockchain Money Conference

The Blockchain Money conference had a slow start on its second and final day with the only bitcoin developer on the agenda, Jeff Garzik, not appearing, but it quickly began to get interesting as a European Member of Parliament, Eva Kaili, who is currently part of a small team looking into digital currency regulations, loudly stated: “We want to return control to citizens… taking power from banks would be amazing.” When I asked her about EU regulations, she stated that they are taking a “hands-off approach” as “we don’t want to stand in the way of innovation.” “Taking power from banks would....


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