Бывшие лидеры Великобритании предупреждают об упущенных криптовозможностях на форуме Coinbase

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На форуме Coinbase Crypto бывший заместитель премьер-министра Великобритании Ник Клегг и бывший канцлер казначейства Джордж Осборн резко раскритиковали неспособность Великобритании принять криптоинновации.

Они также предупредили о надвигающихся угрозах открытому интернету.

Клегг и Осборн предупреждают, что Великобритания рискует отстать в криптоиндустрии

Клегг отметил, что Китай утверждает цифровой суверенитет и продвигает модель закрытого интернета. Он подчеркнул, что США, Индии и Европе нужна политическая воля для создания механизмов, защищающих открытость интернета, управляемого ИИ.

Блокчейн и децентрализованные технологии, добавил он, играют ключевую роль в защите открытой сети от авторитарного давления.

Осборн также выразил недовольство регуляторной инерцией Великобритании.

«Мы все еще живем в тени финансового кризиса 2009 года», — сказал он. «У финансовых регуляторов нет стимула поддерживать криптоинновации».

Бывший канцлер подчеркнул, что правительство должно изменить свой подход; их следует оценивать не только по защите потребителей, но и по содействию инновациям.

Осборн с сожалением отметил, как Великобритания отстала, вспоминая свою раннюю поддержку биткоина.

«Десять лет назад я использовал биткоин-банкомат в Кэнэри-Уорф. Я хотел тогда поддержать инновации, ведь финансовые инновации — это сердце Лондонского Сити, но за последние десять лет Британия упустила возможность в крипто и других юрисдикциях», — сказал Осборн.

Клегг также упомянул о неудаче стейблкоина Libra от Meta, отметив, что проект мог бы стать успешным, если бы не был связан с Facebook.

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