Great to have some news. These public meetings are really important (just like David Allen's meetings before the ABC drama), especially for people like me who aren't involved enough.
As of the content of the meeting, I think there is lack of clarity about the future which can frighten some people. Maybe there should be a roadmap of potential consensus changes.
Bitcoin can be used both as an asset (replacing gold) and as cash, after the BCH (Cash) upgrade. I'll never understand why some people insist on using obsolete software.
Jeff Garzik his https://vesper.finance has launched and the VPS airdrop is coming on february the 17th. Jeff has build a smart contract that can automatically decide to stake with Maker, Aave or Yearn.