Bitcoin a Topic of Conversation at Wedbush Conference in New York
Think bitcoin isn't a topic of conversation among traditional financial companies? Think again. Financial services and investment firm Wedbush Securities is holding what they're calling a Transformational Technologies Conference at Le Parker Meridien in New York City today. The conference, according to Wedbush, "connects institutional investors with management executives from prominent public and private companies specializing in digital media, Internet and technology." Among the slew of discussion topics is - you guessed it - bitcoin. Wedbush Managing Director Gil Luria will be exploring....
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