2015 Schedule
Interactive: March 13–17  •  Film: March 13–21  •  Music: March 17–22

Bitcoin at SXSW 2015: What Is Bitcoin?

Monday, March 16
9:30AM - 10:30AM

Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
500 E 4th St

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Bitcoin at SXSW 2015: What is Bitcoin? is a panel discussion covering the history of Bitcoin, what it is, and its implications as a global digital currency.

Topics include: the inflection points for creating a digital currency that eventually lead to Bitcoin, how is Bitcoin valued as a currency and how will it continue being valuable, how one obtains bitcoins and how they can they be used, why the Bitcoin blockchain is considered so disruptive, and some common misconceptions about Bitcoin.

Presented by BitPay.com

Hashtags

#sxsw #BTCSXSW15

Presenters

Nic Cary

Co-Founder

Blockchain

Nicolas Cary is the Co-Founder & CEO of Blockchain, the most-visited Bitcoin platform with approximately 2 million users and a payment volume of $21 billion. Raised in Denver, Colorado, Nicolas has...

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Stephen Pair

Co-Founder & CEO

BitPay

Stephen Pair has over 20 years of experience building software systems in the financial and telecommunications industries. He has held various roles including entrepreneur, architect, manager, team...

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Tatiana Moroz

Owner

Crypto Media Hub

Will O'brien

CEO & Co-Founder

Bitgo

Details

Access
Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge
Type
Solo / Dual / Panel
Theme
Startup Village and Business
Level
Beginner

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