How to buy bitcoins in person at Buttonwood Satoshi Square and other meetups
Bitcoin is intrinsically linked to the Internet. Therefore, it's rather counterintuitive that so many people opt to trade bitcoins face-to-face, out there in the real world. All around the world, there are meetups for enthusiasts and traders to get together, chat, and exchange currencies. Where can you find them and what can you expect? Why should you trade for bitcoins in person? Just as with online shopping, it's far more convenient to order something from home than to make a trip out to somewhere. However, here in the UK, the options to purchase bitcoins aren't always straight forward.....
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Bitcoin Self-Defense, Part 1: Wallet Protection. The in-person Bitcoin economy is an exciting place to be. Ever since "Satoshi Square", an in-person Bitcoin exchange event in New York City, had its first meeting in May, the popularity of trading bitcoins for cash, and for goods, in person has been growing exponentially. In the two months that followed, Satoshi Square spinoffs have been held in Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto and even, albeit without the "Satoshi Square" brand, Berlin. Bitcoin meetups in Argentina are seeing hundreds of people attending, excited about the currency's potential....
In-person Bitcoin meetups are incredible opportunities to expand your knowledge, talk to other Bitcoiners and learn about new developments.
Bitcoin-related events are becoming increasingly popular, and tomorrow, another is slated to take place in London, United Kingdom. Dubbed 'Satoshi Square', this event has attracted more than 254 individuals who say they'll be attending the Bishop Square event. The purpose? Educating people who are new to the digital currency, according to CoinDesk - who is also serving as a sponsor for the event. The London meeting steams from a meet-up of bitcoin enthusiasts in New York, and has transformed into a somewhat larger affair - leaving the borders of the US (hence, the event in London). The....
LA's third Satoshi Square was marked by an increase in media attention and an influx of first-time attendees seeking to better understand all types of cryptocurrency, not just bitcoin, event organizers say. Held Tuesday 21st January from 18:30 to 20:00 [PST] at Grand Park, a 12-acre public space in the city's center, the event garnered roughly 50 visitors, as well as attention from the local KNBC news team. Satoshi Squares, such as London's most recent inaugural event, were conceived as a way to initiate newcomers to bitcoin, while allowing an in-person trading platform for established....
"I'll do Coinbase price.". "It's $10 under Gox." "Last time I was here everyone was trading in Gox price." "That was a long time ago." So went the banter on the trading floor -- or rather, the trading winding pathway in San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens, where five men stood in a loose circle and prepared to trade bitcoins for dollars. What qualifies as "a long time ago" in the fast-moving world of cryptocurrency could only have been a few weeks earlier, at most. On this late-summer evening, the weekly cryptocurrency trading session known as Buttonwood had been convening for about two....