Eg, from 2021, "New Zealand businesses need to up their game and adopt a plan to embrace de-centralised technology or are at risk being left behind according to some leading Blockchain advocates." https://www.theprofit.co.nz/blockchain-hawkes-bay/
Another from 2021, https://coingeek.com/2-new-blockchain-bills-head-for-us-sena...
> Soto said the future would see an increased role for blockchain technology, and that the U.S. must move quickly on research and development to avoid being left behind.
> “In order to ensure that the U.S. does not fall behind on research and development, we must embrace blockchain technology and explore all of the ways in which it can help our nation grow.”
From 2018, at https://www.xische.com/all-articles/2018/10/24/blockchain-th...
> Aside from Estonia, which has been a trailblazer in the use of technology to improve government services, the UAE has fully embraced the power and potential of blockchain to improve the lives of residents and citizens. ... The last 10 years of activity has revealed who will be at the forefront of this transformation and who might be left behind. The UAE will certainly be a major player.
EDIT: Oh, I didn't realize George Osborne is recycling his comments about Bitcoin from last summer. From https://99bitcoins.com/news/bitcoin-btc/uk-may-be-missing-ou...
> In a warning to the UK government, former Finance Minister George Osborne said that Britain may be “left behind” in the global crypto race. According to a Financial Times report published on 4 August 2025, Osborne said, “Britain missed the first crypto wave. We can’t miss the second.”
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