Coinbase Hosting Bitcoin Meetup In London to Promote UK Launch
Coinbase recently announced an expansion into 13 European countries and has added an additional five last week. To celebrate their launch, Coinbase is hosting a free meetup on October 20 at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen in London. The planned meetup in London is part of a larger European Bitcoin tour by the Coinbase team, presumably to drum up interest in their service. While their official website says that UK Buys and Sells are still disabled, Coinbase Tech support and emails to UK customers suggest that functionality (with SEPA) is just around the corner. Also read: Coinbase Expands to 5....
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