Bitcoin2014 Conference Gets Underway in Amsterdam Today
The Bitcoin2014 Conference kicks off today at the Passenger Terminal venue in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. With the general theme of 'Building the Digital Economy', the event will provide an extensive schedule of big name speakers from across the bitcoin, financial, technological and entrepreneurial worlds (see a selection below). The CoinDesk team will be covering the conference over its three days, so keep an eye on the home page for the latest news and updates. Furthermore, we will be travelling to Amsterdam's 'Bitcoin Boulevard' and publishing video footage of events on our YouTube....
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The Bitcoin2014 conference gets underway on Thursday 15 May in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Organized by the Bitcoin Foundation, the event brings together an almost unparalleled variety of experts and professionals from both the cypto-currency space and the finance industry. “It's where investors, technologists, regulators, executives, entrepreneurs, developers, and policymakers gather to collectively shape the future of cryptographic money worldwide,” a statement on the official website reads. Awards and diversity.
In a whirlwind weekend that saw big news from Circle, BitPay and Satoshi Nakamoto himself, Amsterdam's Bitcoin2014 conference certainly didn't disappoint. One of the biggest bitcoin events to date, the annual conference organised by the Bitcoin Foundation drew more than 1,100 attendees, alongside 140 speakers and panelists who weighed in on the future of the digital currency economy. For those that couldn't be there, the CoinDesk team have compiled some highlights of the event in the gallery below - and, in case you missed them, catch our day one and two roundups here and here. For more....
The Bitcoin2014 conference kicked off today in the Netherlands with a keynote address from Overstock CEO and bitcoin enthusiast Patrick Byrne. Byrne delivered his keynote speech to a large portion of the 1,100 registered participants at the conference gathered in the Passenger Terminal in Amsterdam. The talk was an information-heavy lesson in the historical context of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Byrne used historical great thinkers like Marx, Hegel and Kant, as well as modern-day academics like Francis Fukayama, to explain why he backs the cryptocurrency revolution. "As much as I love....
Bitcoin2014 Conference was held in Amsterdam this past weekend. With more than 1,100 attendees present at the Amsterdam Passenger Terminal, the conference was a prime learning, networking and brainstorming opportunity for bitcoin enthusiasts from around the world. Day One. The conference kicked off on Friday 16th May, with a welcome note from Jon Matonis, executive director of Bitcoin Foundation followed by a keynote address from Overstock CEO, Patrick Byrne. The Chief Scientist of the Bitcoin Foundation, Gavin Andresen also delivered his annual 'State of Bitcoin' address on the Friday. He....
The Bitcoin2014 conference kicked off in exuberant style with Patrick Byrne's crash course in Western philosophy. From there the day went on to address bitcoin-backed securities, Circle's long-awaited emergence from 'stealth' mode and the 'State of Bitcoin' as judged by Gavin Andresen, chief scientist for the Bitcoin Foundation. Here are today's highlights: Overstock to issue bitcoin bonds? Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne is no stranger to making big statements. In February, he told Wired the world was headed toward financial apocalypse, warning that "someday, either zombies walk the Earth....