UK Wraps Up Its First Major Digital Currency Festival
In a renowned tech-hub in London, people gathered to sip on alcohol, watch musical performance, and explore the world of digital currency. During “the festival where it pays to Bitcoin,” a number of restaurants, art galleries, and taverns sold goods for Bitcoin in the inner city district of Shoreditch. The 10 day festival, called BlockStock, just wrapped up last weekend. The ringleaders wanted to give locals to have an opportunity to taste the decentralized currency, which can be a bit different from presenting a credit card or paying with cash. Reading about Bitcoin in the newspapers is....
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