Crypto City Guide to Prague: Bitcoin in the heart of Europe
Prague is the birthplace of the worlds first hardware wallet, the first Bitcoin mining pool, and, reportedly, even the first Bitcoin cafe. It is among the most affluent cities in Central Europe, visited by millions of tourists each year.Ranked as one of Europes most charming and beautiful cities, Prague is a burgeoning tech hub with a new generation of crypto-saavy individuals populating its streets. Fast factsCity: Prague Country: Czechia Population: 2.7 million (Metropolitan Area) Established: 8th Century Languages: Czech, Slovak, English, Ukrainian, German, Vietnamese, Russian Prague....
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Bitcoin conference comes to Prague this spring. This May, the city of Prague plays host to the Bitcoin Prague Conference. The meet which will take place on May 14th 2015 will bring together key players in the crypto community, and is being billed by the organizers as an opportunity to meet "future business partners, colleagues and adherents." Some of the topics to be discussed at the conference will include forecasts on Bitcoin in 2015, the future prospects of blockchain technology, investment, regulation and gambling using cryptocurrency. CCN spoke to one of the conference organizers,....
This Crypto City guide looks at the San Francisco Bay Areas crypto culture, its most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure, which retailers accept crypto, and where you can find blockchain education courses. You really might leave your heart in San Francisco with all the projects in the Bay Area.Fast factsCity: San FranciscoCountry: United StatesPopulation: 887,711Founded: 1776Language: EnglishThe San Francisco Bay Area is a region in Northern California spanning the city of San Francisco and surrounding counties.UnderstandThough not the most populated part of....
In 2003, a group of Czech guerilla artists called Ztohoven began leaving their marks on government-claimed property in Prague. They turned a neon heart on a castle into a question mark. They published the cell phone numbers of government employees in an art exhibition. They even hacked a government news station and began to broadcast footage of an atomic explosion during the weather forecast. After gaining notoriety for these acts and more for over a decade, the group has recently changed course. Earlier this month, Ztohoven's artists joined forces with some of the hackers they'd worked....
This Crypto City guide looks at New York Citys crypto culture, its most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure, which retailers accept crypto, and where you can find blockchain education courses and theres even a short history of the controversial regulatory regime required to operate in the city. Fast factsCity: New York Country: United States Population: 8.8 million Established: 1624 Language: English New York City is a bustling metropolis in the American state of New York. The city is divided into five separate boroughs the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and....
While bitcoin is a purely digital currency, there has been a growing movement by the community to provide interested newcomers with a real-world introduction to its merits. Bitcoin Center NYC and La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, for example, serve as physical destinations where novices can ask questions while ardent enthusiasts network, take classes or otherwise consider the larger implications of the innovation. Opened 28th May in Prague, The Client Center WBTCB. CZ joins this list with the aim of fostering bitcoin awareness and enthusiasm in the Czech Republic's largest city. Located in....