A year in Internet time is an eternity, and that
goes for the Internet’s native currency as well. At the Bitcoin
2014 conference in Amsterdam, last week, the rapid evolution of the
digital currency’s ecosystem was in full display. Like last year’s
conference in San Jose, over 1,000 enthusiasts, developers,
entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and lawyers came together for
what is the definitive global Bitcoin summit of the year. But the
vibe and the crowd seemed different this time. Fewer ideologues and
more VCs roamed the show floor, the hallway talk was more of
regulatory compliance and business models than cryptoanarchy. But
while the rebel vibe may wane, writes Jerry Brito, the revolution
that Bitcoin unleashed is still pulling the world toward
freedom.
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