July 10 Barcelona Bitcoin Community Throws Halving Party

July 10 Barcelona Bitcoin Community Throws Halving Party

The Barcelona Bitcoin Community has come up with a fun way to mark the forthcoming Bitcoin block reward halving slated for July 10 - a party. The point is to celebrate an informal meetup to meet other bitcoiners, have lots of discussions, eat BBQ food, the cryptocurrency interest group states on its Meetup.com page. “My opinion: Let’s celebrate what happens for sure: halving. Have a good time together!” says one of the event’s organizers, Manfred Karrer, the creator of Bitsquare, one of the first decentralized exchanges for Bitcoin. “What happens with price is out of our reach and should....


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