Digital currencies avoid the risk of fraud or corruption in such transactions too, says Claire Cockerton, chief executive of trade association Innovate Finance.
Maf Smith, deputy chief executive of trade body RenewableUK, said the GIB's first move into offshore wind farms still under development should be followed by further investment.
Mark Lawrence, chief executive of trade body the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM), says brands are filling the funding void created by falling music sales.
The chief executive of trade body UK Onshore Oil and Gas, Ken Cronin, welcomed the passing of the government's bill: "The industry can get on with finding out the extent of the recoverable reserves of natural gas below our feet.
Martin Green, chief executive of trade body Care England, said the government has already received warnings about the state of the industry from the health and social care services regulator.
Phil Clapp, chief executive of trade organisation the Cinema Exhibitors Associationn, says that cinemas are losing about £220m a year at the UK box office due to piracy, representing about two months' income in an average year.
Ken Cronin, chief executive of trade body, UK Onshore Oil and Gas (Ukoog), said: "We need the gas to heat our homes, produce electricity, supply our industries and to reduce our dependency on imports".
Given such scale, why has that the message failed to sink in? "There's a perception that it's a victimless crime," says Mark Batey, chief executive of trade body the Film Distributors' Association.
"I think that trend is going to continue," says Mark Batey, chief executive of trade body the Film Distributors Associationn.
Maria McCaffery, chief executive of trade association RenewableUK, said the proposals would signal the end of many planned developments and that was "disappointing".
