Blockchain Evangelists Plot Retreat to Billionaire Richard Branson's Island
Richard Branson’s private island in the Caribbean is set to host yet another blockchain-focused gathering, drawing a range of guests from around the world including the former prime minister of Haiti and a member of the European Union Parliament. Among the approximately 40 people attending this year’s event is Marietje Schaake, the member of European Parliament who in March hosted an event with COALA (Coalition of Automated Legal Applications) and the Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Technologies at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to explore the prospect of coding regulation into a....
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A spokesperson for Richard Branson confirmed to Fusion reporter Kashmir Hill that the entrepreneur has no direct involvement with the "selection of the guests or curation of the event". The article has been updated to reflect this. "The greatest minds in cryptocurrency" will come together to discuss bitcoin and the blockchain on billionaire Richard Branson's personal private island this May. Taking place on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands from the 25th to 28th, the event will feature discussions moderated by Hernando De Soto, president of the Institute for Liberty and....
Virgin Group founder and billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is a huge supporter of blockchain technology. While talking to the press on October 3, Branson said the tech could bring an “economic revolution” to many nations worldwide. Sir Richard Branson Praises Blockchain Land Registry. Bitcoin and blockchain technology is a keen interest for....
Richard Branson will host the Blockchain Summit on The Necker. His own private island. If there is one influential person who has never showed any lack of support for cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin, in particular, it is Sir Richard Branson. He has been backing Bitcoin for years and has even offered people the possibility to go into space with their virtual money. Today, we see him opening up the gates of his private island (Necker Island) to several Bitcoin-minded people with one goal: To define the future of cryptocurrencies. Defining the future of Bitcoin is a heavy statement. We see a lot....
The long list of things that you can spend your Bitcoins on is growing every day. Today the news is from Richard Branson, the eccentric billionaire of Virgin! fame. Richard Branson revealed that he has long been a holder of Bitcoin, and his company Virgin Galactic will now accept Bitcoin for commercial space flights in the future. Check out Coindesk's full story here. I just felt the need to point out to our good readers that services such as this are essential for Bitcoin to go "to the moon." I meant that both literally and figuratively. Have a cryptic day, mis amigos.
On Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, a group of Bitcoiners met earlier this year. Some of the attendees joked to Forbe’s journalist Laura Shin that her attendance made her ‘Bitcoin Illuminati.’ By that logic, the ‘Bitcoin Illuminati‘ leader, Sir Branson, casts his ballot for Ms. Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. The Bitcoin enthusiast has taken to his Virgin.com internet property twice in the past couple weeks to discuss his concern over the 2016 US presidential election; namely, his fear of a Donald Trump presidency. Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson is a bitcoin....