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Topic: EUROPEAN BITCOIN CONFERENCE 2011, PRAGUE NOV 25-27 - page 12. (Read 94469 times)

legendary
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I would love to invite the CIA or FBI to debate bitcoin!
Don't worry, they will be there even without invitation.
legendary
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Nice!
full member
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The program is just about full with another confirmed speaker:

Simon Dixon of http://banktothefuture.com/

Will update the subject of his talk soon.
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Invite Bill Still the monetary reformist! I'm sure he would be very interested in this debt free money system
hero member
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Do anybody plan to sell Casascius coins on conference? It would be nice to buy few of them without paying overseas post...

Slush I can bring you a few.  how many do you want?
legendary
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Do anybody plan to sell Casascius coins on conference? It would be nice to buy few of them without paying overseas post...
sr. member
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They're trying to make their exchange (intersango, formerly britcoin) function in the future. Something mtgox is also trying, but without much success (see french central bank and court-case). For the bitcoinconsultancy crowd, in my mind, it's about securing the working of exchange of BTC to FIAT. It's not about changing the inner workings of bitcoin itself. I doubt they'd attempt to do that.


Securing the workings of an exchange is a jurisdictional issue, with regulations as varied as the number of countries. Choosing to domicile an exchange in the US or UK is of course a conscious decision but it undoubtedly has ramifications for the majority of traders that will choose another jurisdiction for their exchange business. This is evidenced by the lack of support for US-based exchanges. It will become even more apparent for transactions and transfers in excess of 500 USD or 500 EUR. I believe that the win for bitcoin exchanges will come from selecting jurisdictions (or legal arrangements) that are more forward looking in their approach to bitcoin rather than attempting to "beg" or "work" for regulatory recognition as a currency. More latitude will be afforded to bitcoin as a non-currency.
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Hi Mats,

Where is this quote from?

The price is included in the form.


The quote is at the very end of your own home page:

http://conference.bitgroups.org


Cheesrs Mats, will fix that up.
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donator
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Even part-time revolutionists can find a home in the Bitcoin world Wink

lol. this goes onto my list of favorite bitcoin quotes.
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Hi Mats,

Where is this quote from?

The price is included in the form.


The quote is at the very end of your own home page:

http://conference.bitgroups.org
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Hi Mats,

Where is this quote from?

The price is included in the form.

member
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Sure, but what is the rebate code? You ask people at the bottom of the main page to contact you for such a code.

Quote:

Accommodations
We can provide accommodations at the Panorama Hotel (walking distance from the conference hall) with a price of 54 eur + 10% VAT/night/person.
Please contact us to secure  a discount.

Mats
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How do I get a discount to the hotel? I have booked the flight, just hotel and conference left to pay.
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Update: New speaker confirmed and we just about have a full line up.  We are heading over to Prague today to make sure everything runs smoothly, if you are in the neighbourhood get in touch.


New Speaker: Cameron Garnham

Cameron Garnham is a partner at TiguSoft.pl a company focused on
bringing Open Transactions infrastructure to the bitcoin economy. He
passionately believes that the centralisation of the banking and
financial industry is a key reason for its ongoing failure.
Cameron is an experienced advocate for technological solutions such as
Open Transactions and Bitcoin, which enable people to be in control of
their own finances.
full member
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I recommend also to consider Neal King, Vladimir Oksman and Charles Bry.
Great idea - that way we could be pretty sure to have the real Satoshi on board! You could make a contest on Sunday, with each of them explaining why they did not invent Bitcoin and let the audience decide on who gave the least convincing speech - winning him an "I am Satoshi Nakamoto" T-shirt Grin

On a more serious note: Vili Lehdonvirta would surely be an interesting guest for a talk or a panel discussion - I just hope that there is still enough time for each of the speakers!

That would be great, ill try and get in touch.

We have plenty of time for speakers, it wont be a problem.
hero member
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Some fun facts for those that may not yet know:

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"Fun"?? You, sir, have a bitter sense of irony.
hero member
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regulation:
onelook
uncyclopedia
urbandictionary

kind of related

Note: Without regulation of at least one body (even nongovernmental), ...  insert stuff here  ...
sr. member
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Some fun facts for those that may not yet know:

Vili Lehdonvirta advocates regulation: "A New Frontier in Digital Content Policy: Case Studies in the Regulation of Virtual Goods and Artificial Scarcity"  http://www.hiit.fi/~vlehdonv/documents/Lehdonvirta-2010-virtual-goods-regulation.pdf

"We are working with the government to make sure indeed the long arm of the government can reach Bitcoin"
Jeff Garzik, Bitcoin Developer  http://rulingclass.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/bitcoin-and-agorism/

Donald Norman, the co-founder of Bitcoin Consultancy,  advocates for Bitcoin's regulation, according to CNBC. "Norman is pushing to bring Bitcoin away from its roots and closer to a traditional currency — he is reaching out to regulators, looking to get legislation to oversee the system," says CNBC.  http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/06/this-is-what-will-really-crash-bitcoin.html?spref=tw

"In the UK, supporters of Bitcoin made an urgent appeal to the Financial Services Authority to regulate the largest London-based exchange, so as to reassure people that using Bitcoin is safe. "Unregulated businesses don't usual cry out for regulation," said Donald Norman, co-founder of the exchange Britcoin. "But because we are unusual, and because we are dealing with people's money, and because of all the scary stories around Bitcoin, we would like nothing more than to have a government authority looking into our accounts – especially now."  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hack-attack-pushes-bitcoin-to-the-brink-2300384.html

Amir goes for bitcoin regulation (on national radio program):  http://www.katherinealbrecht.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3768:sat-june-25-2011&catid=20:show-archives&Itemid=44

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