Bitcoin Alliance Launches in Canada
The Bitcoin Alliance of Canada will launch today, aiming to assist users and promote the currency nationwide. Based in Toronto, the Bitcoin Alliance was founded by Anthony Di Iorio, a bitcoin entrepreneur who sold the online gambling site Satoshi Circle in August. The Bitcoin Alliance of Canada (BAC), designed to unite bitcoin businesses and users across Canada, will provide resources and outreach services for bitcoin members. Di Iorio conceived the Alliance when the price of the cryptocurrency skyrocketed back in April, although he had been organising bitcoin events long before that. The....
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Just launched today is the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada (BAC), with a self-described "new community building platform and membership structure" that aims to promote mass-understanding and acceptance of the digital currency in Canada. At the helm of the Toronto-based organization is executive director Anthony Di Iorio, who previously founded a Bitcoin gambling venture. Six other individuals compose the BAC's board, which are divided into nine committees: "Membership, Marketing, & Fundraising. Accounting & Audit Policy. Legal & Regulatory. Bylaws. Public Relations and Education. Website.....
The Bitcoin Alliance of Canada has announced the resignation of Executive Director Anthony Di Iorio. Di Iorio served as Executive Director of the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada since it was formed in 2012, during which he helped spread awareness of Bitcoin across Canada. Di Iorio has stepped down from his position as Executive Director and as a member of the Board. In his time as Executive Director, Di Iorio was responsible for successfully organizing Canada’s first Bitcoin conference, and also represented the Alliance at numerous international conferences over the past two years. He was a....
In the first part of this series, we discussed the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, a Bitcoin association focused on the needs of Canadian users that has seen rapid growth since it was originally founded in April this year. The Bitcoin Alliance of Canada's main distinguishing feature is its highly democratic organizational structure; unlike most other national organizations, the board of directors was chosen by a selection committee that anyone in Canada had the opportunity to participate in. In the first part of this series, we talked about what the Alliance is, how it was formed and what....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BKawxWMfbA. From video description: Michael Perklin (Bitcoin Alliance of Canada), Francis Pouliot (Bitcoin Embassy/Bitcoin Foundation Canada), Jillian Friedman (Bitcoin Foundation Canada), Guillaume Babin-Tremblay (Bitcoin Foundation Canada), Stuart Hoegner (Bitcoin Alliance of Canada).
The Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, Canada's largest nationwide nonprofit Bitcoin organization, has announced the Bitcoin Expo 2014, a full-scale Bitcoin conference that will take place in Toronto in April 2014. Although the event will not be the first Bitcoin conference in the country, an honor that goes to the Bitcoin summit last month, it will be the first major conference in the country, attracting attendees from all around the world. The location of the venue will be the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the largest conference and meeting facility in Canada. The space will include four....