Constructive Reflections on Bitcoin in the Beltway
This past month was the Bitcoin in the BeltwayConference held in Washington, D. C. The event was planned by Jason King, who recently ran 3,214 miles on a tour called "Bitcoin Across America". The Conference took place at the Marriott Renaissance in Downtown D. C. and proceeds went to King's organization, Sean's Outpost, a homeless outreach and advocacy....
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Bitcoin in the Beltway took place last weekend in Washington, D. C. Though the Washington Post may not have found the conference newsworthy, the conference produced several headlines. As I am sure you have read, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne also made the much-lauded announcement that Overstock will donate 3% of Bitcoin revenue to fund global Bitcoin adoption. Overall, it was a great experience, despite the fact that several presenters, including keynote speaker Cody Wilson, could not make the conference for various reasons. The speakers that did attend gave impressive presentations about a....
Washington DC is practically a mythological place for many Bitcoiners. As the headquarters of the US federal government, the conspiracy theorists among us tend to view it as the center of a nebulous and all-powerful entity. While it may be the headquarters of the Federal Reserve, it's easy to forget that the Beltway is a very real place for millions of people, and they have a lot of stories to share for all attending the upcoming Bitcoin in the Beltway conference. The District of Columbia is actually a very tiny municipality, and relatively few people live there. A substantial portion of....
This week's Bitcoin in the Beltway conference will bring Bitcoin into the "Dragon's Den" of Washington, D. C. One of the Bitcoin community's most difficult challenges is negotiating with governments about what role Bitcoin should have in society. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a serious threat to national fiat monetary systems, but the governments behind those systems are a threat to Bitcoin as well. For proof of this, one need look no further than how the Bitcoin price fluctuates based on statements made by government officials in nations such as the United States and China. This....
On Sunday morning, crypto-currency website CryptoCoinsNews.com published a report [link] suggesting that Charlie Shrem had been banned from attending the Bitcoin in the Beltway conference this weekend by the U. S. Government. That information, according to the article's author, came from the event's organizer: According to Bitcoin in the Beltway organizer and Sean's Outpost founder Jason King, the government had given Charlie Shrem clearance to attend and speak at Bitcoin in the Beltway but had revoked permission at the last minute. No surprise, the story made it to the bitcoin community's....
At this very moment, conference goers who are in town for the Bitcoin 2022 Miami conference are lining up for Sound Money Music Festival for a day of fist pumping and beat drops. With the business end of the annual crypto event now in the bag, here are some final thoughts and reflections on the […]