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I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I was referring to the fact that the core Bitcoin dev, basically the guy in charge of the network, joined the board

I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I was referring to the fact that the core Bitcoin dev, basically the guy in charge of the network, joined the board of one company in Silicon Valley. If I have a competing business, what do you think his preferences are going to be? So if this continues there will be a fork, so that devs of the protocol are prevented from selling out. I think the core bitcoin devs are really going in a very wrong direction with their affiliations.

ashray 13y ago
You are right. Bitcoins and bitcoin businesses in general have taken a very American twist. The entire 'bitcoin foundation' had turned into nothing more than a lobby group which is what Gavin happens to belong to. Large bitcoin businesses are dominate by Americans so far: Coinbase and Bitpay. Happy that Bitstamp isn't US owned but not sure for how long. It's basically a repeat of what happened with the Internet. No one is stopping other regions from taking their own slice of the pie. It just appears that Americans are quicker on the innovation front and seem to understand where future value may lie and thus take appropriate risks.
- dingaling 13y ago
  > It just appears that Americans are quicker on the innovation front The two biggest Bitcoin exchanges by far, outside China, are Mt Gox ( Japan ) and Bitstamp ( Slovenia ). Coinbase is a little later to the game...