Bitcoin and The World Money Fair in Berlin
January is typically a slow month in the business world, with the festivities quieting down during the transition into a new year. Thus, I was quite surprised when I was invited to the World Money Fair in Berlin. This fair is a conference on money and precious metal of all shapes and sizes, except for digital currency, unfortunately. This conference was an ideal place where you could buy several things: It was quite fun to attend the Fair, although I was unable to find any gold and silver bullion traders from the Bitcoin community. Nevertheless, it wasn’t long before I broached the subject....
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