Last week, I had the pleasure to attend the Blockstack Berlin event that showcased many great speakers like whistle blower Edward Snowden, Nick Szabo (developed the concept of “Smart Contracts”), and Berlin’s very own Jutta Steiner, Founder of Parity Technologies.

The Snowden interview brought the crowd. I overheard a conversation on how a couple came all the way to snowy Germany from India, just to hear Edward Snowden speak! As the interview kicked off, it was obvious why we were all here, to talk about privacy

Snowden did not seem too entertained by interviewer Peter Van Valkenburgh’s jokes about Crypto Kitties. It was all business — let us better protect our personal data. He had powerful and motivating statements about privacy and how cryptocurrency can help solve problems.