Ghent Becomes Belgium’s First Bitcoincity on April 18
We have been hinting at it for quite some time now, but Ghent has officially been announced as Belgium’s first Bitcoincity. Following the footsteps of our friends and colleagues in The Netherlands – or to be more precise, several of the people involved in the Arnhem Bitcoincity initiative – it is due time to put Belgium on the global Bitcoin map. Mark this date on your calendar if you are living in or near the city of Ghent, as this is the day on which a major Bitcoin event will take place – which I will be attending in person. The Ghent Bitcoincity event will educate people from all....
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Ghent is one of the cities in the Flemish region of Belgium. Situated on the banks of the rivers Scheldt and Leie, this vast city has been known for its riches throughout the middle ages. It is still one of the busiest cities in the Flanders province, and also happens to be its capital. Now, the same city of Ghent is on its way to become one of the top cities on the modern financial map, thanks to the Ghent Bitcoincity initiative, Ghent has been declared as Belgium's first Bitcoincity. The Ghent Bitcoincity Event, organized last month brought together bitcoin enthusiasts in the city and to....
TheGhent Bitcoincity event is almost here, and the time has come to give one last overview of what the organizers have in store for us tomorrow. At this point in time, we know there will be two walking routes to choose from, both of which will take you past the biggest retailers. It will undoubtedly be a fun day with lots of like-minded people to put Belgium on the global Bitcoin map. While most of the participating retailers are in relative proximity to one another, a few of them are located on the “outer edge” of the original walking route, which is why the Ghent Bitcoincity team decided....
In order to make Bitcoin and digital currency more appealing for customers and merchants, we need to create more use cases. And as the number of use cases grows, word gets out about how useful Bitcoin is a payment method. On top of that, merchants can reduce costs without being exposed to Bitcoin price volatility. But how do we go about creating more use cases for everyday consumers? Ghent Bitcoincity: A Social Bitcoin Event. Once there is enough demand from customers, retailers are more likely to consider accepting Bitcoin payments. However, customer demand is just one of the many aspects....
Bitcoincity is like a pub crawl for Bitcoiners to hit up venues in Ghent, Belgium, which accept Bitcoin. Organized by Roeland Creve, Wouter Glorieux, Andreas Wauters, Mike Rosseel, Filip Roose and Robbert Coeckelbergh, all young men who believe in the power of Bitcoin and want to see it more commonly used in their home country, the event is taking place today. Twenty merchants will be participating by offering discounts to for Bitcoin, and the hope is that other merchants will see the enthusiasm of the customers and decide to accept Bitcoin as well. BitKassa, a European equivalent to....
Arnhem Bitcoincity is one of the most compelling digital currency initiatives taking place in Europe these days. Getting consumers to buy and spend Bitcoin seems to be working well in this region. On May 28th, the team of Arnhem Bitcoincity will celebrate the two-year anniversary of this initiative with a special event. Special Arnhem Bitcoincity Event On May 28th. It is hard to imagine the Arnhem Bitcoincity initiative has been around for nearly two full years already, especially when considering very few people thought this project had any chance of success in the long run. But as it....