Financial Education - What Amsterdam tells us about what's to come in blockchain from the financial side

It may not have been tulip season in the Netherlands, but the picturesque Westerpark, which hosted the Bitcoin Amsterdam 2022 Conference, gave off a buzz.

Prominent speakers from all corners of the Bitcoin ecosystem attracted a good number of attendees from all corners of the Bitcoin attracted a good number of attendees over the two-day program, exploring a wide range of topics amidst the challenges and successes as the space approaches its fourteenth year of existence.

With continued global economic problems in conventional markets and growing concerns about global monetary inflation, Bitcoin's role as a potential hedge was one of the main topics of discussion, which began at the Westerunie dome on the first day of the conference.

Prince Philip used an anecdotal example of skyrocketing inflation in Serbia both in the past and in 2022 as a cause for concern for locals despite government assurances that inflation figures would return to single digits by 2023.

Former Member of the European Parliament Nigel Farage has also weighed in on the issue from a British context in a conversation with Cointelegraph. Although he admitted that he had first heard of the Bitcoin concept in 2012, Farage only recently reflected on its importance when he began to question the nature of fiat currencies in modern times.