Steve Wozniak Praises Blockchain While Others Investigate Its Possibilities
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Legendary tech pioneer Steve Wozniak praised blockchain technology on Thursday as he believed it "will have a huge impact on the technology sector," hailing it as: "the next major IT revolution that is about to happen."
Apple co-founder Mr Wozniak made the remarks at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Vienna, where more than 8,000 attendees gathered at the three-day conference.
Technologists from companies as varied as Google, BMW and Microsoft joined industry experts and developer legends to discuss the latest tech industry tools and trends.
Sparking debate
His remarks followed previous statements comparing bitcoin favorably to gold and the US dollar, as well as his past description of traditional currencies as "kind of phony."
"Elon Musk emailed me, said that I bought a gas guzzler, said that I’m not a 'true Silicon Valley boy' — I love that phrase," he said at Vienna.
On Wednesday, an unusually large number of hoodie-wearing visitors took the morning subway toward Kaisermühlen on their way to the Austria Center Vienna, where more than 4,500 attendees watched a presentation by Andreas Antonopoulos.
Co-founder Benjamin Ruschin also noted the growing trajectory of the developer gathering: "The WeAreDevelopers World Congress is on the right path to becoming one of the largest and most relevant events for developers worldwide."
