Bitcoin Center NYC Brings Bitcoin Startup Incubator to Wall Street
Bitcoin Center NYC has announced that it is now accepting applications for a startup incubator that will help entrepreneurs fund and manage new digital currency ventures. While the launch has brought new attention to New York's first brick-and-mortar bitcoin resource center, co-founder Nick Spanos explained that the announcement simply adds formal branding to the work already being done by his team at 40 Broad Street. In an interview with CoinDesk, Spanos moved quickly to separate his new incubator from more conventional offerings, describing the program as a showcase for talented....
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A stone's throw from the New York Stock Exchange, in the heart of New York's financial district, is a 6,000-square-foot facility called theNew York Bitcoin Center. The Bitcoin Center is known for educating the public on Bitcoin and crypto-economics at their events and inviting high-profile speakers. It has become a central part of the global Bitcoin movement in it's own right and was recently featured on CNN in Morgan Spurlock's Inside Man. This year, they are working on their new incubator. John Lilic, the Head of Investor Relations and Operations at the Bitcoin Center, spoke to me about....
Bitcoin Center NYC, a large space for the bitcoin community, has announced it has launched an incubator for bitcoin startups. The NYC first grabbed headlines in early 2013 when it recognized as one of the first (and largest) bitcoin meetups in the world. Its location in the heart of New York, a short distance from the New York Stock Exchange, has since became a hub for Bitcoin in the large city and a model for other community efforts around the world. According the groups Meetup.com page, the group has grown to over 2,000 members. The center has grown to far past a simple meeting place.....
New York City's own Bitcoin Center NYC is looking to explore new frontiers. The Center, which often holds live trading and other cryptocurrency events announced Thursday plans to "help fund, manage, and cultivate momentum for Bitcoin related startups." The Center - located just 100 feet from the New York Stock Exchange - says their plan is to provide a workplace, technical support, and event coordination in attempts to give selected startups a leg up on the competition. Of course, not all startups will be accepted into the program. The Center announced they are, effectively immediately,....
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Wall Street has been embracing the latest wave of Silicon Valley financial tech at a fast rate. Over the past several months, many Wall Street Financial companies have embraced the new wave fintech enterprises with remarkable speed. The blockchain an online ledger that tracks the movement of digital currency, but it can also be used to manage, register and secure anything else that has value. Wall Street companies seem to have seen the true potential of the blockchain technology and many are now rushing to invest and develop new applications with this new technology. Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan....