Dubai Set to Host Bitcoin Conference
This November, Dubai plays host to the first ever Bitcoin conference in the Gulf. The event will take place in the Dubai International Financial Center, a special economic free zone in the heart of downtown Dubai and a hub of the region's financial world. The conference will take place from December 11 - 13 2014. The workshop sessions on December 12 and 13 will focus on the fundamentals of the Bitcoin protocol. Topics to be addressed include bitcoin and the future of financial services, bitcoin's place and the future of the GCC, remittances, Bitcoin in Africa, job growth, startups,....
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