Trust Revolution, Bitcoin Potential for Latin America in Focus of Latam Bitcoin Conference
After three long years, the Latin American Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference (laBITconf) returned to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for its fourth annual edition. While many of the cryptoworld conferences around the world have became more and more business oriented, the Latin American event has managed to retain the spirit of the good old days. Over 35 speakers from across the world attracted an audience of more than 350 people to listen to some of the most prominent figures within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Hot topics such as the blocksize debate, Bitcoin price, regulatory environment, mining, and....
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