North America's Bitcoin Roadshow Offers Free Car as Grand Prize
The North American Bitcoin Car Giveaway Tour 2014, a digital currency-themed roadshow aimed at promoting the use of bitcoin among everyday consumers, is set to hit the highways of North America in July. The tour is being co-run by Kryptoz Inc., a bitcoin business media company, and BitPages.co, a bitcoin advertising platform, and will make stops throughout Canada and the US starting the first week of July at the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta. The marquee event of the tour is the Las Vegas Money 20/20 conference, where a drawing will be held for the grand prize: a special edition....
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