Topic: [bitcoinmuc] 27.12.-30.12. ₿🛠️ at the remote Chaos Communication Congress 2020 - page 5. (Read 31284 times)
April 21, 2018, 08:41:29 AM
We will also host a "Hackday: Lightning Network" the next day, all day! https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/249959171/
April 13, 2018, 08:59:17 AM
Nächstes Treffen: Mittwoch, 25. April 2018, 18:30 Uhr
The Lightning Network: Introduction and Deep-Dive
Christian Decker from Blockstream and the DLT staff from MainbornWolff will give us an introduction and deep-dive into the Lightning Network.
How should an internet-native money and cash look like? How to make it scale while remaining decentralized? How to achieve the capacity required to serve the daily transaction needs not only of every human on this planet, but also of the machines and automated processes of the future; that is, millions of transactions per second world-wide, with near-zero fees?
The Bitcoin community has been debating (to say the least) for the last 3 years, and even most of the harshest critics of the "small blockers" don't deny in principle that a so-called layer 2 is inevitable.
A blockchain fundamentally doesn't scale. It must run redundantly on thousands of computers world-wide in order to remain truly immutable and incorruptible. To chisel every single payment for a coffee into such a ledger system is thus far too heavy on resources.
Enter the Lightning Network. Turns out there is a way that Alice can be paid by Bob for a coffee without having to tell the world, while still being safe from double spending. How does that work? Tonight we will learn all about the clever solution that has been found for this problem.
Target Audience: We will have two parts. First we will address a general audience, later we will dive deeper into the matter, demonstrating how to set up and run a lightning node. We will probably also have an extended Q&A and discussion panel to talk about the future of scalability in blockchains, layer 2 solutions, the challenges, and potential further applications therein.
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https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnyxgbxb/
The Lightning Network: Introduction and Deep-Dive
Christian Decker from Blockstream and the DLT staff from MainbornWolff will give us an introduction and deep-dive into the Lightning Network.
How should an internet-native money and cash look like? How to make it scale while remaining decentralized? How to achieve the capacity required to serve the daily transaction needs not only of every human on this planet, but also of the machines and automated processes of the future; that is, millions of transactions per second world-wide, with near-zero fees?
The Bitcoin community has been debating (to say the least) for the last 3 years, and even most of the harshest critics of the "small blockers" don't deny in principle that a so-called layer 2 is inevitable.
A blockchain fundamentally doesn't scale. It must run redundantly on thousands of computers world-wide in order to remain truly immutable and incorruptible. To chisel every single payment for a coffee into such a ledger system is thus far too heavy on resources.
Enter the Lightning Network. Turns out there is a way that Alice can be paid by Bob for a coffee without having to tell the world, while still being safe from double spending. How does that work? Tonight we will learn all about the clever solution that has been found for this problem.
Target Audience: We will have two parts. First we will address a general audience, later we will dive deeper into the matter, demonstrating how to set up and run a lightning node. We will probably also have an extended Q&A and discussion panel to talk about the future of scalability in blockchains, layer 2 solutions, the challenges, and potential further applications therein.
[...]
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnyxgbxb/
March 10, 2018, 11:36:19 AM
Nächstes Treffen: Donnerstag, 15. März 2018, 18:30 Uhr
ICO Night: VC Perspectives
Due to popular request we will be looking at ICOs again, examining the state of the industry in 2018. We will focus especially on perspectives from a traditional VC viewpoint, aiming to reach a balanced conclusion at the end of the evening.
On the one hand, we have articles pointing out that most ICOs of 2017 have already failed. https://news.bitcoin.com/46-last-years-icos-failed-already/
On the other hand, more and more traditional startups are discovering this new way of funding, and are about to actively put it into practice. https://www.coindesk.com/ico-tokens-already-changing-traditional-startups/
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https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnyxfbcc/
ICO Night: VC Perspectives
Due to popular request we will be looking at ICOs again, examining the state of the industry in 2018. We will focus especially on perspectives from a traditional VC viewpoint, aiming to reach a balanced conclusion at the end of the evening.
On the one hand, we have articles pointing out that most ICOs of 2017 have already failed. https://news.bitcoin.com/46-last-years-icos-failed-already/
On the other hand, more and more traditional startups are discovering this new way of funding, and are about to actively put it into practice. https://www.coindesk.com/ico-tokens-already-changing-traditional-startups/
[...]
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnyxfbcc/
February 13, 2018, 12:08:13 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Samstag, 17. Februar 2018, 18:30 Uhr
Resilience in Bitcoin, Proof-of-Work, Energy Consumption
The Munich Security Conference is on, and like last year we cooperate with the https://pirate-secon.org/ counter-conference, being kindly hosted on location.
As always, our meetup takes place in the evening and is free to attend, but you're welcome to get tickets (€25,-) for the full conference that runs for the whole weekend.
The theme of the conference is "Resilience". Resilience is also one of the fundamental prerequisites for Bitcoin to function. No one party or interest group must be able to take over the system. We will be looking into how this is achieved, and perhaps what can be learned from it in a broader context.
Proof-of-work consensus aka Mining is certainly one of the cornerstones that enables the *Security* of the network. Lately though, articles have been making the rounds that Bitcoin requires as much energy as countries like Denmark, and that one Bitcoin transaction consumes as much energy as a family home in a week. Is that true? Is Bitcoin sustainable in a world afflicted with climate change, struggling to achieve CO2 neutrality? We will be trying to shed some light on this issue. Probably we'll have a pretty open-ended discussion round.
Target Audience: Everyone interested in the political, societal, and environmental aspects of Bitcoin and related technologies.
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https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnyxdbcc/
Resilience in Bitcoin, Proof-of-Work, Energy Consumption
The Munich Security Conference is on, and like last year we cooperate with the https://pirate-secon.org/ counter-conference, being kindly hosted on location.
As always, our meetup takes place in the evening and is free to attend, but you're welcome to get tickets (€25,-) for the full conference that runs for the whole weekend.
The theme of the conference is "Resilience". Resilience is also one of the fundamental prerequisites for Bitcoin to function. No one party or interest group must be able to take over the system. We will be looking into how this is achieved, and perhaps what can be learned from it in a broader context.
Proof-of-work consensus aka Mining is certainly one of the cornerstones that enables the *Security* of the network. Lately though, articles have been making the rounds that Bitcoin requires as much energy as countries like Denmark, and that one Bitcoin transaction consumes as much energy as a family home in a week. Is that true? Is Bitcoin sustainable in a world afflicted with climate change, struggling to achieve CO2 neutrality? We will be trying to shed some light on this issue. Probably we'll have a pretty open-ended discussion round.
Target Audience: Everyone interested in the political, societal, and environmental aspects of Bitcoin and related technologies.
[...]
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnyxdbcc/
January 29, 2018, 03:32:12 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Donnerstag, 08. Februar 2018, 18:30 Uhr
Technical Workshop: libbitcoin; Principles and Fallacies in Cryptoeconomics
Eric Voskuil, lead developer of the alternative Bitcoin implementation "libbitcoin", comes to Munich to talk about the project, giving us the opportunity to look into this toolkit for building Bitcoin applications.
Eric also publishes articles about risks, principles, and fallacies in cryptoeconomics that we will dive into. So there's plenty of material for a focused and critical discussion round.
* https://twitter.com/evoskuil
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/evoskuil
* https://github.com/evoskuil
* https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin/
* https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin/wiki/Cryptoeconomics
Target Audience: Advanced and expert-level Bitcoin followers and developers wanting to learn about the intricacies of the ecosystem in order to be able to meaningfully contribute.
This evening will be the first installment of a new series of workshops where we focus on technical subjects specific to Bitcoin development for an advanced audience.
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https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/246837137/
Technical Workshop: libbitcoin; Principles and Fallacies in Cryptoeconomics
Eric Voskuil, lead developer of the alternative Bitcoin implementation "libbitcoin", comes to Munich to talk about the project, giving us the opportunity to look into this toolkit for building Bitcoin applications.
Eric also publishes articles about risks, principles, and fallacies in cryptoeconomics that we will dive into. So there's plenty of material for a focused and critical discussion round.
* https://twitter.com/evoskuil
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/evoskuil
* https://github.com/evoskuil
* https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin/
* https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin/wiki/Cryptoeconomics
Target Audience: Advanced and expert-level Bitcoin followers and developers wanting to learn about the intricacies of the ecosystem in order to be able to meaningfully contribute.
This evening will be the first installment of a new series of workshops where we focus on technical subjects specific to Bitcoin development for an advanced audience.
[...]
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/246837137/
January 15, 2018, 08:03:58 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Freitag, 19. Januar 2018, 18:30 Uhr
Gaming the Blockchain: Spells Of Genesis, Beyond The Void
This time we'll take a look at the use case of games utilizing blockchains. We're excited to welcome the people behind "Spells of Genesis" and "Beyond the Void", so we'll have opportunity to learn about (and try!) these games, hear about the challenges, and discuss how the blockchain can be "gamed" for viable business models in the game development industry, with insights hopefully transferable to other areas as well.
Target Audience: Everyone wanting to learn about blockchains in a playful way, and game developers wanting to evaluate opportunities this technology might bring to the table.
[...]
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnyxcbwb/
Gaming the Blockchain: Spells Of Genesis, Beyond The Void
This time we'll take a look at the use case of games utilizing blockchains. We're excited to welcome the people behind "Spells of Genesis" and "Beyond the Void", so we'll have opportunity to learn about (and try!) these games, hear about the challenges, and discuss how the blockchain can be "gamed" for viable business models in the game development industry, with insights hopefully transferable to other areas as well.
Target Audience: Everyone wanting to learn about blockchains in a playful way, and game developers wanting to evaluate opportunities this technology might bring to the table.
[...]
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnyxcbwb/
December 09, 2017, 01:55:27 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Dienstag, 19. Dezember 2017, 18:30 Uhr
The History of Money, Lending, and Banking, and its Future in the Crypto-Age
We're very happy to welcome Joshua Scigala from the gold-for-bitcoin exchange vaultoro.com (https://www.vaultoro.com/), Kersten Schütze from the crypto-lending platform ethlend.io (https://about.ethlend.io/), and developer and monetary systems thinker Martin Kreidenweis.
We'll take this opportunity to look at the history of money and banking, and to think about what we can learn from it for a potential future of "Hyperbitcoinization (http://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/hyperbitcoinization/)" or the like in which crypto-currencies widely succeed.
How did money originate? How did people in the past save, lend, and invest? And how will we do online banking without actual banks in the near future (or even, today)?
We'll have in-depth talks and presentations full of information that cover many angles and viewpoints, so prepare also for an interesting discussion round!
Such a full program means we're going to start at 18:30!
Target Audience: Everyone interested in different viewpoints about the nature of money in general, and of course of crypto-currencies in particular. No all-to-deep technical knowledge required.
[...]
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnywqbbc/
The History of Money, Lending, and Banking, and its Future in the Crypto-Age
We're very happy to welcome Joshua Scigala from the gold-for-bitcoin exchange vaultoro.com (https://www.vaultoro.com/), Kersten Schütze from the crypto-lending platform ethlend.io (https://about.ethlend.io/), and developer and monetary systems thinker Martin Kreidenweis.
We'll take this opportunity to look at the history of money and banking, and to think about what we can learn from it for a potential future of "Hyperbitcoinization (http://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/hyperbitcoinization/)" or the like in which crypto-currencies widely succeed.
How did money originate? How did people in the past save, lend, and invest? And how will we do online banking without actual banks in the near future (or even, today)?
We'll have in-depth talks and presentations full of information that cover many angles and viewpoints, so prepare also for an interesting discussion round!
Such a full program means we're going to start at 18:30!
Target Audience: Everyone interested in different viewpoints about the nature of money in general, and of course of crypto-currencies in particular. No all-to-deep technical knowledge required.
[...]
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/jjjrbnywqbbc/
November 12, 2017, 01:30:30 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Dienstag, 14. November 2017, 18:30 Uhr
Bitcoin 1x1 auf Deutsch; plus (English:) Value Investing, HD Wallets, and more
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/243645086/
Bitcoin 1x1 auf Deutsch; plus (English:) Value Investing, HD Wallets, and more
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/243645086/
October 09, 2017, 05:25:05 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Donnerstag, 12. Oktober 2017, 19 Uhr
Zcash, Monero, Mimblewimble: How to make blockchains untraceable
TUM Auditorium 0602 "Theresianum"
Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München
FU2/U8 Theresienstraße. Exit East into Theresienstraße. Cross Luisenstr., and after 100 meters head into the building to the right (side entry). Auditorium 0602 "Theresianum" on the ground floor.
We're happy to welcome Paige Peterson, community manager for Zcash, Justin Smith who's working with Monero, plus 1-2 more guests tba.
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/243273410/
Zcash, Monero, Mimblewimble: How to make blockchains untraceable
TUM Auditorium 0602 "Theresianum"
Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München
FU2/U8 Theresienstraße. Exit East into Theresienstraße. Cross Luisenstr., and after 100 meters head into the building to the right (side entry). Auditorium 0602 "Theresianum" on the ground floor.
We're happy to welcome Paige Peterson, community manager for Zcash, Justin Smith who's working with Monero, plus 1-2 more guests tba.
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/243273410/
September 11, 2017, 05:52:21 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Dienstag, 19. September 2017, 19 Uhr
The Great Altcoin Debate (also ICOs) + Austrian Economics + Bitcoin Trading
WERK1 (Event Space, upstairs top floor)
Grafinger Str. 6, 81671 München
From the Ostbahnhof train station exit South West into Friedenstraße. Head left into Grafinger Straße, then right into the Kultfabrik/Werksviertel area. Follow the Püreelinie. Building at next side road. Upstairs 2nd floor. http://werk1.com/location/
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/242301271/
We welcome Tone Vays and Aaron Koenig in Munich — two legends of the space that we're extremely happy to have on this date!
Our guests will give talks about their main fields of activity. We'll learn about the Austrian School of Economics, which has seen a significant revival with the emergence of Bitcoin, and about certain intricacies of Bitcoin trading, its price history and the actual impact on the global economy it may already have.
And while Tone and Aaron share very similar political views as big proponents of economic and social liberty, they have very different opinions on the sense or nonsense of various altcoins. So let's seize this opportunity and dig a little bit deeper here in the second part of the evening. Both speakers are independently travelling through Europe for conferences and meetups, but nowhere else they'll be confronted with each other like here in Munich.
Target Audience: The first part with our guests' talks may appeal to a general audience, serving as good overviews about the economics and trading aspects of crypto-currencies. The second part with the discussion may require some acquired familiarity with the space.
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The Great Altcoin Debate (also ICOs) + Austrian Economics + Bitcoin Trading
WERK1 (Event Space, upstairs top floor)
Grafinger Str. 6, 81671 München
From the Ostbahnhof train station exit South West into Friedenstraße. Head left into Grafinger Straße, then right into the Kultfabrik/Werksviertel area. Follow the Püreelinie. Building at next side road. Upstairs 2nd floor. http://werk1.com/location/
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/242301271/
We welcome Tone Vays and Aaron Koenig in Munich — two legends of the space that we're extremely happy to have on this date!
Our guests will give talks about their main fields of activity. We'll learn about the Austrian School of Economics, which has seen a significant revival with the emergence of Bitcoin, and about certain intricacies of Bitcoin trading, its price history and the actual impact on the global economy it may already have.
And while Tone and Aaron share very similar political views as big proponents of economic and social liberty, they have very different opinions on the sense or nonsense of various altcoins. So let's seize this opportunity and dig a little bit deeper here in the second part of the evening. Both speakers are independently travelling through Europe for conferences and meetups, but nowhere else they'll be confronted with each other like here in Munich.
Target Audience: The first part with our guests' talks may appeal to a general audience, serving as good overviews about the economics and trading aspects of crypto-currencies. The second part with the discussion may require some acquired familiarity with the space.
[...]
August 27, 2017, 11:06:57 AM
Raw recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNpIFZ4WYUM
August 11, 2017, 12:35:52 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Dienstag, 22. August 2017, 18 Uhr
Bisq & BBQ
Pirate Party LGS Bayern
Schopenhauerstraße 71, 80807 München
U2 Milbertshofen, exit South-West. 3 minute walk along Schopenhauerstraße.
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/240705685/
We're excited to have Manfred Karrer, founder and lead developer of Bisq, formerly Bitsquare, an anonymous (or better: identity-agnostic) decentralized application for exchanging and trading crypto-coins against each other as well as against fiat currency and back. It makes use of the Tor network in the background.
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Bisq & BBQ
Pirate Party LGS Bayern
Schopenhauerstraße 71, 80807 München
U2 Milbertshofen, exit South-West. 3 minute walk along Schopenhauerstraße.
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/240705685/
We're excited to have Manfred Karrer, founder and lead developer of Bisq, formerly Bitsquare, an anonymous (or better: identity-agnostic) decentralized application for exchanging and trading crypto-coins against each other as well as against fiat currency and back. It makes use of the Tor network in the background.
[...]
July 14, 2017, 08:08:40 AM
Nächstes Treffen: Mittwoch, 26. Juli 2017, 18 Uhr
OpenTimestamps, Minebox, Crypto-Economics, and Forking Concerns
Wayra Deutschland
Kaufingerstr. 15, 80331 München
S-Bahn/U-Bahn Marienplatz, exit West/Kaufingerstrasse (ideally directly from the S-Bahn track's platform). Entry at left-hand/East side of the building Kaufingerstr 15. Ring at "Wayra Deutschland"
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/240549303/
Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd will visit us, as well as a delegation from the BHB Network aka Blockchain Lab in Milan, who will together introduce the OpenTimestamps project, plus folks from from minebox.io. We are excited and honored to have them all for a packed program this evening.
There will also be an unusual introduction talk about the blockchain, a talk about Cryptoeconomics, and we will have a good opportunity to discuss current matters like the forking concerns and how users might be affected in this decisive era of Bitcoin's development and evolution.
[...]
OpenTimestamps, Minebox, Crypto-Economics, and Forking Concerns
Wayra Deutschland
Kaufingerstr. 15, 80331 München
S-Bahn/U-Bahn Marienplatz, exit West/Kaufingerstrasse (ideally directly from the S-Bahn track's platform). Entry at left-hand/East side of the building Kaufingerstr 15. Ring at "Wayra Deutschland"
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/240549303/
Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd will visit us, as well as a delegation from the BHB Network aka Blockchain Lab in Milan, who will together introduce the OpenTimestamps project, plus folks from from minebox.io. We are excited and honored to have them all for a packed program this evening.
There will also be an unusual introduction talk about the blockchain, a talk about Cryptoeconomics, and we will have a good opportunity to discuss current matters like the forking concerns and how users might be affected in this decisive era of Bitcoin's development and evolution.
[...]
June 12, 2017, 02:01:25 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Dienstag, 20. Juni 2017, 19 Uhr
A Deeper Look at ICOs
Wayra Deutschland
Kaufingerstr. 15, 80331 München
S-Bahn/U-Bahn Marienplatz, exit West/Kaufingerstrasse (ideally directly from the S-Bahn track's platform). Entry at left-hand/East side of the building Kaufingerstr 15. Ring at "Wayra Deutschland"
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/239872165/
Yes, we did say ICO.
This time we'll be examining the current craze, which is seen as quite controversial even by some of the most libertarian-minded figures in the space. To perhaps achieve some balanced perspective we're excited to have a more diverse program with several guests on this evening.
[...]
A Deeper Look at ICOs
Wayra Deutschland
Kaufingerstr. 15, 80331 München
S-Bahn/U-Bahn Marienplatz, exit West/Kaufingerstrasse (ideally directly from the S-Bahn track's platform). Entry at left-hand/East side of the building Kaufingerstr 15. Ring at "Wayra Deutschland"
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/239872165/
Yes, we did say ICO.
This time we'll be examining the current craze, which is seen as quite controversial even by some of the most libertarian-minded figures in the space. To perhaps achieve some balanced perspective we're excited to have a more diverse program with several guests on this evening.[...]
May 10, 2017, 07:31:11 AM
Nächstes Treffen: Mittwoch, 17. Mai 2017, 19 Uhr
Interledger: The Protocol for Connecting Ledgers
Deloitte
Rosenheimer Platz 4, 81669 München
S-Bahn Rosenheimer Platz
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/239080423/
We're happy to have Evan Schwartz on this date, co-inventor of the Interledger Protocol (ILP) initiative out of Silicon Valley-based startup Ripple who've been running the first public-but-permissioned less-Blockchain-but-actually-rather-Distributed-Ledger-Technology already since 2012 before it was all the rage of today.
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Interledger: The Protocol for Connecting Ledgers
Deloitte
Rosenheimer Platz 4, 81669 München
S-Bahn Rosenheimer Platz
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/239080423/
We're happy to have Evan Schwartz on this date, co-inventor of the Interledger Protocol (ILP) initiative out of Silicon Valley-based startup Ripple who've been running the first public-but-permissioned less-Blockchain-but-actually-rather-Distributed-Ledger-Technology already since 2012 before it was all the rage of today.
[...]
April 09, 2017, 08:01:30 AM
Nächstes Treffen: Mittwoch, 19. April 2017, 19 Uhr
Intellectual Property Management on the Bitcoin Blockchain
Wayra Deutschland ("Agora" area)
Kaufingerstr 15, 80331 München
S-Bahn/U-Bahn Marienplatz, exit West/Kaufingerstrasse. Entry at left-hand/East side of the building Kaufingerstr 15. Ring at "Wayra Deutschland"
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/236431006/
How does it actually look like to work with the Bitcoin blockchain for use cases like intellectual property management, far from any "blockchain voodoo", as one of our members recently so succinctly put it what's going on in our space sometimes?
How do you build such transactions?
And how does it all tie in with all the current situation about fees? Heck, why don't you just use $altcoin that is so much easier / cheaper / faster / sexier / unicornier?
Florian Weigand, CTO from the Munich-based startup bernstein.io – formerly known as clipperz.is – will shed some light, and give us an hands-on presentation of how to secure intellectual property on the Bitcoin blockchain.
For this he will create a manual Bitcoin transaction and go in the details of how to select a proper fee to be relayed. Furthermore he will show us some tools the developers at Bernstein are using for their day-to-day work.
[...]
Intellectual Property Management on the Bitcoin Blockchain
Wayra Deutschland ("Agora" area)
Kaufingerstr 15, 80331 München
S-Bahn/U-Bahn Marienplatz, exit West/Kaufingerstrasse. Entry at left-hand/East side of the building Kaufingerstr 15. Ring at "Wayra Deutschland"
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/236431006/
How does it actually look like to work with the Bitcoin blockchain for use cases like intellectual property management, far from any "blockchain voodoo", as one of our members recently so succinctly put it what's going on in our space sometimes?
How do you build such transactions?
And how does it all tie in with all the current situation about fees? Heck, why don't you just use $altcoin that is so much easier / cheaper / faster / sexier / unicornier?
Florian Weigand, CTO from the Munich-based startup bernstein.io – formerly known as clipperz.is – will shed some light, and give us an hands-on presentation of how to secure intellectual property on the Bitcoin blockchain.
For this he will create a manual Bitcoin transaction and go in the details of how to select a proper fee to be relayed. Furthermore he will show us some tools the developers at Bernstein are using for their day-to-day work.
[...]
March 13, 2017, 08:28:52 PM
Nächstes Treffen: Mittwoch, 15. März 2017, 19 Uhr
Workshop for Newcomers + News roundup
Pirate Party LGS Bayern
Schopenhauerstraße 71, 80807 München
U2 Milbertshofen, exit South-West. 3 minute walk along Schopenhauerstraße..
http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich
We'll have a more informal get-together this month, offering an introductory workshop for newcomers, as well as the opportunity to have a discussion round about news and current events in the bitcoin and blockchain space.
We usually do this format when we don't find specific speakers for our monthly workshop/talks event.
We'll be kindly hosted (again) by the German Pirate Party this time. They have rooms with all the necessary equipment in the Northern part of Munich. Thanks very much!
(We are not affiliated with the Pirate Party, nor are we affiliated with the locations and hosts of past or future events.)
19:00 Doors open, pizza + drinks (for small donations), socializing
19:30 Welcome, introduction round
19:45 Workshop for newcomers
Interactive dialog with our newcomers today about what they already know and want to learn. Advanced-level attendees are asked to assist. Learning by teaching, there's always something new to discover for all of us. We have slides and websites ready to demonstrate and show most of the subject matters.
At a meta-level: Are wallet install parties still feasible in times of high fees? For demoing transactions and block explorers, should we sidestep into altcoins for the time being? If so, which?
20:45 News roundup and discussions
Proposed topics:
• Price frenzy, all-time high, no ETF, honey badger
• The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
• R3 unchained
• Should we even mention DASH?
21:30 End of official part, drinks, socializing
Originally we had planned an event with Abra this month, but this has been indefinitely postponed due to "product delays".
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/237428997/
Workshop for Newcomers + News roundup
Pirate Party LGS Bayern
Schopenhauerstraße 71, 80807 München
U2 Milbertshofen, exit South-West. 3 minute walk along Schopenhauerstraße..
http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich
We'll have a more informal get-together this month, offering an introductory workshop for newcomers, as well as the opportunity to have a discussion round about news and current events in the bitcoin and blockchain space.
We usually do this format when we don't find specific speakers for our monthly workshop/talks event.
We'll be kindly hosted (again) by the German Pirate Party this time. They have rooms with all the necessary equipment in the Northern part of Munich. Thanks very much!
(We are not affiliated with the Pirate Party, nor are we affiliated with the locations and hosts of past or future events.)
19:00 Doors open, pizza + drinks (for small donations), socializing
19:30 Welcome, introduction round
19:45 Workshop for newcomers
Interactive dialog with our newcomers today about what they already know and want to learn. Advanced-level attendees are asked to assist. Learning by teaching, there's always something new to discover for all of us. We have slides and websites ready to demonstrate and show most of the subject matters.
At a meta-level: Are wallet install parties still feasible in times of high fees? For demoing transactions and block explorers, should we sidestep into altcoins for the time being? If so, which?
20:45 News roundup and discussions
Proposed topics:
• Price frenzy, all-time high, no ETF, honey badger
• The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
• R3 unchained
• Should we even mention DASH?
21:30 End of official part, drinks, socializing
Originally we had planned an event with Abra this month, but this has been indefinitely postponed due to "product delays".
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/237428997/
February 13, 2017, 05:00:58 PM
Hello everyone,
a twist of fate somewhat pushed us to switch location on short notice. We'll be at
Hotel Cristal, Schwanthalerstraße 36, 80336 München
*Hauptbahnhof, exit South "Bayerstraße". 5 Minute walk via Goethestraße to Schwanthalerstraße junction.*
Our event has become an inofficial track of the SECON 2017, a 3-day security conference from Thursday to Saturday organized by the Pirate Party, with speakers like Birgitta Jónsdóttir and others.
http://pirate-secon.org/
You can attend our particular talk for free of course, like usual, but everyone shall feel encouraged to consider getting tickets for the whole conference.
As announced before, Matt will start with a less-technical-rather-political talk. In the second part of the evening, we have the opportunity of technical dialog about current matters for those of us inclined.
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/235381272/
Thank you and see you then!
the ::bitcoinmuc:: orga
a twist of fate somewhat pushed us to switch location on short notice. We'll be at
Hotel Cristal, Schwanthalerstraße 36, 80336 München
*Hauptbahnhof, exit South "Bayerstraße". 5 Minute walk via Goethestraße to Schwanthalerstraße junction.*
Our event has become an inofficial track of the SECON 2017, a 3-day security conference from Thursday to Saturday organized by the Pirate Party, with speakers like Birgitta Jónsdóttir and others.
http://pirate-secon.org/
You can attend our particular talk for free of course, like usual, but everyone shall feel encouraged to consider getting tickets for the whole conference.
As announced before, Matt will start with a less-technical-rather-political talk. In the second part of the evening, we have the opportunity of technical dialog about current matters for those of us inclined.
https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich/events/235381272/
Thank you and see you then!
the ::bitcoinmuc:: orga
February 02, 2017, 10:14:06 AM
Nächstes Treffen: Donnerstag, 16. Februar 2017, 19 Uhr
Bitcoin: Privacy and Censorship Resistance Beyond the Web
Hotel Cristal München. Schwanthaler Straße 36, München
Hauptbahnhof exit South "Bayerstraße". 5 Minute walk via Goethestraße to Schwanthalerstraße junction.
http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich
We're delighted to have members from the Bitcoin Core development team dropping by this time.
"Blue Matt" Corallo, advisor for Blockstream and working at Chaincode Labs Inc. in New York, will however start with a rather political talk about the impact of Bitcoin on society.
On short notice, we had to change location. We'll be hosted on location of the well-fitting 3-day security conference SECON held by the Pirate Party.
19:00 Doors open, snacks + drinks, socializing
19:30 Welcome, Introduction
19:45 Matt Corallo - Bitcoin: Privacy and Censorship Resistance Beyond the Web
In much of the western world, governments have developed the ability to prevent individuals or organizations from accessing financial services, with little or no court oversight or ability of those being marginalized to challenge the rulings. Under the guise of “terrorism” and "protecting reputations", individuals and organizations, from porn stars, to advocates for those illegally detained in Guantanamo Bay have found themselves unable to hold bank accounts, unable to accept payments online, or even had their funds seized without warning by both private and government actions. In the developing world, the situation can be just as, if not more, extreme.
In the mean time, Bitcoin has been slowly shedding its anarchistic and anti-establishment origins and finding places where it can provide legitimate value within the current financial world. In this talk, we'll cover both how Bitcoin is in a unique position to provide activists and marginalized groups access to financial systems to ensure they can continue their work, while still meeting requirements placed on the financial system for reasonable law enforcement purposes. We'll touch on a few cryptographic primitives which, when combined with Bitcoin, can create incredibly practical and powerful tools to comply with regulation without giving up privacy, and of course cover a few common misconceptions about Bitcoin.
Target audience: Newcomers, activists, and everyone
20:45 Break
21:00 Technical Part
Matt will also shortly introduce some of the technical stuff he's currently working on, with the opportunity to discuss current matters.
Target audience for this part: Technical, advanced/expert level
22:00 End of official part
Bitcoin: Privacy and Censorship Resistance Beyond the Web
Hotel Cristal München. Schwanthaler Straße 36, München
Hauptbahnhof exit South "Bayerstraße". 5 Minute walk via Goethestraße to Schwanthalerstraße junction.
http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Munich
We're delighted to have members from the Bitcoin Core development team dropping by this time.
"Blue Matt" Corallo, advisor for Blockstream and working at Chaincode Labs Inc. in New York, will however start with a rather political talk about the impact of Bitcoin on society.
On short notice, we had to change location. We'll be hosted on location of the well-fitting 3-day security conference SECON held by the Pirate Party.
19:00 Doors open, snacks + drinks, socializing
19:30 Welcome, Introduction
19:45 Matt Corallo - Bitcoin: Privacy and Censorship Resistance Beyond the Web
In much of the western world, governments have developed the ability to prevent individuals or organizations from accessing financial services, with little or no court oversight or ability of those being marginalized to challenge the rulings. Under the guise of “terrorism” and "protecting reputations", individuals and organizations, from porn stars, to advocates for those illegally detained in Guantanamo Bay have found themselves unable to hold bank accounts, unable to accept payments online, or even had their funds seized without warning by both private and government actions. In the developing world, the situation can be just as, if not more, extreme.
In the mean time, Bitcoin has been slowly shedding its anarchistic and anti-establishment origins and finding places where it can provide legitimate value within the current financial world. In this talk, we'll cover both how Bitcoin is in a unique position to provide activists and marginalized groups access to financial systems to ensure they can continue their work, while still meeting requirements placed on the financial system for reasonable law enforcement purposes. We'll touch on a few cryptographic primitives which, when combined with Bitcoin, can create incredibly practical and powerful tools to comply with regulation without giving up privacy, and of course cover a few common misconceptions about Bitcoin.
Target audience: Newcomers, activists, and everyone
20:45 Break
21:00 Technical Part
Matt will also shortly introduce some of the technical stuff he's currently working on, with the opportunity to discuss current matters.
Target audience for this part: Technical, advanced/expert level
22:00 End of official part
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