Bitcoin, Blockchains, FinTech Step into the Spotlight at SLUSH 2016 in Helsinki
With Blockchain being all the hype this year, Slush, Europe's leading startup event, turns the spotlight on the technology behind Bitcoin, making it one of its most notable themes in 2016. Taking place next week from Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 in Helsinki, Slush connects startups and tech talent with top-tier international investors, executives and media. Arielle Zuckerberg, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), one of the largest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and one of the keynote speakers at Slush 2016, says: “I invested in a Helsinki-based startup before joining KPCB,....
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