Block Chain Summit Responds to Backlash Over Private Island Bash
Boasting an exotic location and the apparent blessing of billionaire Richard Branson, the Block Chain Summit has emerged as one of the most discussed events in the digital currency community in recent months. To be held from 25th to 28th May on Branson's private Necker Island, little has been known about the conference apart from its available guest list, a factor that has led to speculation as to what the event would seek to achieve since it was first revealed by CoinDesk. In a new interview, however, Valery Vavilov, CEO of leading event sponsor BitFury and venture capitalist Bill Tai....
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Richard Branson will host the Blockchain Summit on The Necker. His own private island. If there is one influential person who has never showed any lack of support for cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin, in particular, it is Sir Richard Branson. He has been backing Bitcoin for years and has even offered people the possibility to go into space with their virtual money. Today, we see him opening up the gates of his private island (Necker Island) to several Bitcoin-minded people with one goal: To define the future of cryptocurrencies. Defining the future of Bitcoin is a heavy statement. We see a lot....
Block Chain Summit, the exclusive bitcoin event held on Richard Branson's private island, has revealed a surprising advocate of blockchain technology. According to tweets from Necker Island, actress Lucy Liu - better known for her work in Hollywood blockbusters and Sherlock Holmes reboot Elementary - joined participants for a Skype discussion on how the blockchain could play a role in identity management. Although the event was live streamed on Periscope, organisers are expected to publicly release videos of the talks given during the three-day event soon. Following 21's plans to put....
Following the first Block Chain Summit this April - a widely publicized affair held at Sir Richard Branson's private Necker Island, lead event sponsor BitFury has organized a less talked about follow up in the United Arab Emirates. Though information on the event is scarce, the event is currently ongoing, running from the 7th to 10th October in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. According to posts by attendees such as BitFury advisor and former US Department of Justice official Jason Weinstein, the summit will include "informal sessions and discussions" on blockchain technology and its....
The National Vulnerability Database has issued a critical security advisory about a major vulnerability in GNU Bourne Again Shell (Bash). GNU Bash is the command-line shell used in most operating systems based on Linux and Unix - including MacOS. A Red Hat security advisory said: "This issue is especially dangerous as there are many possible ways Bash can be called by an application,". The GNU Bash vulnerability was first discovered by Stephane Schazelas. Arstechnica writes: ... is related to how Bash processes environmental variables passed by the operating system or by a program calling....
Blockchain Summit 2016 is here. From June 4th through June 7th many thought leaders of blockchain tech will converge on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island. No doubt idea exchange will be flowing. So too will the irony that the future of blockchain, a tech that is defined by enabling trustless exchange, is being discussed on a private island. Summer is a great season. Sun, surf, longer days…all of which sum to a wink and a nod that it is ok to kick back perhaps just a bit more than usual. Those of us in tech get excited for another reason. Summer also brings with it the annual Blockchain....