Miami Bitcoin Hackathon Offers Huge Prizes

Miami Bitcoin Hackathon Offers Huge Prizes

Florida has become going a Mecca for Bitcoin in the last few weeks. The world’s first Bitcoin Bowl was held in St. Petersburg; the Atlantic Coast Conference faced-off against the American Athletic Conference as millions of fans cheered on. In preparation for the event, BitPay, the sponsor for the event, signed up 100 merchants onto their platform. Trucoin, a Bitcoin selling service, added their custom Bitcoin ATMs so participants could easily buy and spend Bitcoin. A few weeks after the bowl, the fourthNorth American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC)will be held in Miami. Last year, what....


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