Bitcoin Trading Thrives at London's First Satoshi Square Event
London held its first Satoshi Square event on Saturday 18th January - a bitcoin meetup combined with live face-to-face trading of the sort popularly imagined to dominate Wall Street. Part networking event, part trading floor and part public outreach, the event attracted everyone from bitcoin entrepreneurs to curious members of the public. "We want to increase awareness of bitcoin among the general public. Bitcoin is a concept that's quite difficult to get your head around, so we want to bring the public together with people who are experts in digital currency," said Tom Robinson,....
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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....
London will host its first Satoshi Square event tomorrow (18th January). Satoshi Square events are billed as face-to-face bitcoin exchanges for people to trade the cryptocurrency directly with one another in close physical proximity. The London event has attracted more than 250 sign-ups on its Meetup event page. It's organised by Tom Robinson of Elliptic, the bitcoin insurance startup in the UK, and others involved in the London bitcoin scene. Satoshi Square London will take place at Bishops Square, an open area next to the popular tourist destination Old Spitalfields Market. Bishops....
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....
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....
If you want to experience Bitcoin unlike any other, take a step into the newly formed Bitcoin Center NYC. A block from the New York Stock Exchange, Bitcoin Center creates a lively approach to buying and selling Bitcoin in an area that has since been silent with the excitement of live trading. Each Monday, the floor comes alive with the sound of traders exchanging Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Infamously named "Satoshi Square," which originally held trading at Union Square, Bitcoin Center NYC is the new headquarters for trading for the frigid winter months. The event this past week....