Experts Discuss Blockchain and Democracy and The 'Freedom of Money' at BlockShow Americas

BlockShow Americas 2018 kicked off this morning in Las Vegas, gathering over 1,500 attendees and 80 speakers from the blockchain industry from more than 50 countries worldwide to discuss the hottest topics that affect the blockchain community.

Today, the Main Stage brought into focus governmental initiatives, blockchain's impact on major industries, and the latest updates on technological and legal aspects, while the Second Stage provided a forum for ideas and conflicting opinions, where companies and global experts challenged each other's positions.

The conference hosts industry leaders and professionals, who shed light on the disruptive nature of blockchain in the fields of AI, advertisement, real estate, and more.

Johanna Maska, Ex-Head of White House Press Advance for President Barack Obama, delivered a speech on the possibility of building democracy with blockchain.

Herb Stephens, co-founder and treasurer at Democracy Earth Foundation, also spoke at the conference about blockchain-powered democracy.

"Democracy is about inclusion of minorities and those without access including to technology. Ability [sic] to distribute the power from majority to minority."

"For me the crypto revolution is about freedom of money. Like freedom of speech."

The conference continued with debates on how proper regulation can foster blockchain development, featuring both industry players and tax, law, and accounting experts.

Julian Zegelman, angel investor and founding partner at TMT Blockchain Fund, argued that the industry has been experiencing "Jurisdictional agnosticism."

Stay tuned to Cointelegraph for more news from BlockShow Americas 2018.