Bitcoin Forum

The UK Government is exploring the Blockchain as a possible way to increase efficiency. The digital currency, Bitcoin’s distributed ledger may help distribute taxpayers’ money as well as grants and student loans.

On Monday, at a Blockchain networking event in London, cabinet minister and paymaster general Matt Hancock said that the Blockchain could “foster a new level of trust”.
Government cannot bury its head in the sand

"Government cannot bury its head in the sand and ignore new technologies as they emerge, said Hancock. - That is partly what happened in the past in government with the web ... We cannot let that happen again by standing still."

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