Fouch, Finland and Fun
When you think of advanced technologies like Bitcoin, the first place you think of is probably not Finland, a country known more for snow and their odd love of hard rock. Regardless, Ben Fouch, Steds junior, travelled to this often overlooked country to research how the Finnish central bank and other government institutions decided to regulate Bitcoin during its earliest stages.
With Greece off the front burner, Ben was able to speak with the head of their central bank and learned that Finland is actually taking a leading role in theoretical analysis of the Bitcoin network. Their central bank has actually become a center for developing regulatory positions for the rest of the Euro Zone.
When he wasn’t interviewing government officials, Ben was stuffing his face with Finnish pastries (who knew they had good pastries), exploring the a sea fortress (inspiration for Tolkien's hobbit homes), and trying to pronounce Finnish words like “hushallschoklad.”
On his time in Finland, Ben said, “Finland is #1 in the world in education. Still, everyone takes an entire month off from work, AND it is one of the healthiest countries in the world. Not bad for a country whose motto is ‘The Most Fun You Can Have in the Arctic Circle!’”
