What to expect at Bitcoin London 2013
Digital currency enthusiasts will head to England's capital next week for the inaugural Bitcoin London conference. Organised by st-ART, the one-day event will take place at Level 39, One Canada Square in Canary Wharf on Tuesday, July 2. Registration is between 08:00 and 09:00, with the final speaker finishing at 17:50. Those scheduled to speak at the invitation-only event include Stefan Thomas of Ripple, Jered Kenna of Tradehill and our very own Shakil Khan (founder of CoinDesk). There will be a number of panel discussions covering topics such as 'The rising stars of the Bitcoin start-up....
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BTC London was a conference quite different from both Bitcoin 2013 and Porcfest. While Bitcoin 2013 was a conference generally intended for fans of Bitcoin in general, and Porcfest an event for libertarians, most of whom were just starting to use Bitcoin, BTC London was targeted to a very specific group of people: wealthy individuals who are already heavily involved in investment or finance, and are interested in Bitcoin businesses as their next investment. The fee for the conference was high, at 250 GBP ($400) for pre-registration and 500 GBP ($800) on-site, a massive figure compared to....
Bitcoin London will be held on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. It is an invitation-only event with an expected 200 attendees and is London's first big Bitcoin conference. Organiser Pamir Gelenbe, who is also a venture partner at Hummingbird Ventures, said: "We hope to bring together entrepreneurs, VC investors and folks from hedge funds who want to learn about bitcoins as an asset class...we really want to focus on the business side of Bitcoin as we don't think there has been an event like this before." Speakers include venture capitalist Stefan Glaenzer, BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem, BitStamp CEO....
One of the hardest parts of maintaining and operating a bitcoin exchange in the United Kingdom is securing a bank account. Unfortunately, many exchanges in the area are unsuccessful in maintaining a partnership, and Safello thinks this is a catch 22 situation. Safello announced that they've broken through the market today by establishing a banking relationship in London, opening up the UK market for buying bitcoins through normal bank transfers. "This is the result of our company's consistent operation since 2013. We had to build trust with our banking partners and this simply took time.....
At tomorrow's Bitcoin London event, a bitcoin ATM will be shown for the first time in a European venue. The machine is produced by Lamassu, who has reprogrammed its machine to accept sterling (GBP). It's said that the bitcoin machine should enter full production by the third quarter of 2013. It is hoped that the Bitcoin Machine will become a global solution for converting fiat currencies into bitcoin. As shown in the video below, the process is intended to be far simpler than turning to online bitcoin exchanges, such as Mt. Gox. A customer brings up a QR code representing their bitcoin....
George Osborne, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, has to resolve the problem of getting a bank account in the United Kingdom for Bitcoin-related companies. UK banks are currently refusing BTC businesses to open standard banking accounts. Thus, even if Bitcoin startups have FCA support and are licensed, they are still unable to operate without a traditional bank account. BTC market experts expect George Osborne to act after the announcement to support digital currencies-friendly regulations was made during the Bank of England's Open Forum on November 11. George Basiladze, the CEO of....