Bitcoin Central & Eastern European Conference

Digital currency fans from across the globe will be heading to Slovenia next month for the Bitcoin Central and Eastern Europe Conference. Taking place on 11th and 12th September, the event is being organised by GreCom and its primary sponsor is GoCoin, which helps merchants accept payment in bitcoin and other digital currencies. According to GreCom managing director Gregor Knafelc, the aim of the conference is to "showcase the success stories of businesses and cover legal aspects of the bitcoin business models". "We will discuss new trends and business models and of course have fun too. We....

On Wednesday, the Eastern Carribean Central Bank (ECCB) officially launched DCash, its central bank digital currency (CBDC). DCash is a digital version of the Eastern Carribean dollar — which is the official currency for eight Carribean nations. The ECCB has partnered with fintech provider Bitt to oversee infrastructure and operation of the brand new digital currency.  Today, #DCash, designed and developed by international fintech company Bitt in partnership with Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), became […]

Over the course of next week, the European Parliament will host a four-day conference in an effort to educate members of the European Parliament about distributed ledgers and virtual currencies. A non-commercial conference organized next week by the European Parliament is being put together to educate Members of European Parliament (MEPs) about the rapidly expanding and publicized fintech space. The conference and exhibition will specifically be focusing on blockchain and virtual currencies. As reported by Finextra, the conference will see representatives from the likes of the World Bank,....

The Central European Bitcoin Expo (CEBE) is setting up to be one of the largest conferences to take place in Central Europe. Taking place in Vienna from May 31 to June 1, the expo will feature notable speakers from within the cryptocurrency space, which will provide insight into technology, international legislation and the future of virtual currency in Europe and abroad. Recently added to the list of speakers for the event were Charlie Shrem and Richard Stallman. These two virtual currency advocates will be joined by the already extensive list of speakers to be featured at the expo....

The Central European Bitcoin Expo organization committee is proud to announce that well-known freedom campaigner Richard Stallman, president of the Free Software Foundation, has agreed to take the floor at the event. The Coin Telegraph has already reported on the conference which will take place in Vienna, Austria from 31 May – 1 June 2014. The Bitcoin conference in the heart of Europe is expected to be the biggest and most interesting event not only introducing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to Central Europe, but featuring experienced speakers known in the region, as well as....