Crypto Stories: Ethan Lou shares experience of crypto conference in North Korea
A Canadian journalist recounts the story of when he went to North Korea to participate in a crypto conference that’s full of surprises. When North Korea announced a crypto conference back in 2018, Canadian journalist Ethan Lou jumped at the opportunity to see what the country's crypto scene looked like. He encountered many surprises, including being introduced as a presenter to a North Korean audience. According to Lou, he went there with eight other unsuspecting participants who wanted to simply attend the crypto conference. However, when the plane landed and the conference started, they....
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Ethan Lou is a journalist turned Bitcoin miner turned two-time author whose latest book, Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West, is a modern western recount a gloomy millennials rebirth in the wild west of crypto complete with scammers, party drugs and a North Korean crypto conference.Want to go to a crypto conference in North Korea in April? is not a common question, but was asked of me by Lou in early 2019.The Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference, attended by about 100 people, is the big attraction in Lous book. This is because eight....
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North Korea has always hogged the headlines – not only for its “habitual” firing of ballistic missiles (which irks Uncle Sam and his allies) – but also for its passion for (allegedly) stealing other countries’ crypto. On Thursday, (Feb. 10), North Korea accused the US of stealing funds and committing underhanded cybercrime just days after […]
If you could not make it to New York for the conference don`t worry. Our college Ethan Law is there streaming for us. You wont miss out anything. Ethan will go to all the sessions and panels and keep you updated on both days of the conference. Day one of the Inside Bitcoins Conference turned out to be a massive success; with 1,000+ attendees showing up to view the 45 various exhibits and over 30 speakers. The conference began with keynote speaker Jeremy Allaire, Founder and CEO of Circle, who spoke on the steps that Bitcoin must take to continue its maturation as a currency.