Exclusive (and Controversial) Satoshi Roundtable Commences in Cancun

After a welcoming dinner last night, the secretive event ‘Satoshi Roundtable’ kicked off this morning, sources tell the Bitcoin.com News team. The meeting represents a controversial two-day private affair featuring Bitcoin community members invited by ‘Blockchain Economic Advisor’ Bruce Fenton, who has shrouded the event in mystery. “All bags with....

If the gossip at a recent invite-only bitcoin conference is any indication, news may be forthcoming in the long-simmering Satoshi Nakamoto saga. On the sidelines of the two-day Satoshi Roundtable conference in Cancun, rumors were swirling that new developments in the 'Who is Satoshi?' story once again relate to the controversial Australian academic and entrepreneur Craig Wright, who last May claimed that he – and as many as four others – contributed to the white paper credited to bitcoin's pseudonymous inventor. This time, however, there is said to be a potential twist to the story....

Satoshi Roundtable III took place last week in Cancun, Mexico. As is usual for the invite-only, private gathering, attendees have taken to blogs and social media to share their experiences of the event, which is organized annually by Atlantic Financial Chief Investment Officer, Bruce Fenton. Chatham House Rules: “A Weird Trade off”? Individuals regularly....

According to an attendee of private Bitcoin conclave Satoshi Roundtable III, both a congresswoman and CEO of Overstock Patrick Byrne believe President Trump, mired in a web of controversy in the US and globally, will be “bitcoin friendly” — even as a sweeping draft executive order on the nation’s cybersecurity framework awaits his signature.....

Over the weekend a conference took place billed as “Satoshi Roundtable.” For one, Satoshi was not there. And for two, even though the conference was comprised largely of self-identifying libertarians or “anarcho-capitalists,” the symbolism of the event – a Roundtable – couldn’t be any more loaded. The symbolism of a Round Table has evolved throughout the course of history. By the end of the twelfth century, the Round Table represented the chivalric order of Arthur’s Court, known as Knights of the Round Table. Generally, knights were of noble birth – they were kings and princes, dukes,....