To the financial firms rushing to evaluate blockchain technology, the idea of bitcoin as a distributed global currency often appears threatening, or at least in opposition to the needs of consumers and a long-established set of rules for governing the financial system.
But where they see an idea and culture opposed to government, proponents often argue that bitcoin should be best considered as a means of individual empowerment.
Steps from Wall Street, it’s this message that is resonating in surprising places, from small business owners to independent fashion designers who see bitcoin as a force of social good.
Although their aesthetics differ greatly, both Alisha Trimble of I Love You Bedford and Sylvia Heisel of HEISEL now accept bitcoin from their customers due to their alignment with the digital currency and its larger ethos.
http://www.coindesk.com/steps-from-wall-street-fashion-designers-embrace-bitcoin-as-social-good/
