Poorly attended blockchain conference offers much-needed reality check

It's 8:30 a.m. on a Thursday morning at the Westin St. Francis hotel in San Francisco, and the emcee is stoked.  A booming welcome worthy of a Vegas boxing match is being delivered over the PA as attendees at the Distributed blockchain conference gather to hear the gospel of "unlocking the global power of decentralized business."  However, if the half-full auditorium is any indication, it's a message that needs a few more converts.  SEE ALSO: WTF is former Congressman Dennis Kucinich doing at...