Bitcoin At Porcfest, Part 1: A Social Experiment
To understand more about what Porcfest is and why Bitcoiners should care, see part 0 of this series. Today marks the third official day of Porcfest, and already hundreds of people have showed up. In the nine Porcfests before this one, attendance has always trickled up slowly, with only a few people present on Monday and the event ramping up to full force....
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