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We will discuss the code, the infrastructure, the community, the legal and political implications; we will look into the mechanisms of currency systems, security concerns of running Bitcoin infrastructure, and run workshops that show you how to participate. | We will discuss the code, the infrastructure, the community, the legal and political implications; we will look into the mechanisms of currency systems, security concerns of running Bitcoin infrastructure, and run workshops that show you how to participate. | ||
As the Bitcoin community grew it has become harder to separate hype from fact, charlatans from | As the Bitcoin community grew it has become harder to separate hype from fact, charlatans from helpful guides. We will attempt to bring clarity, and to critique the Bitcoin system and community with a sober attitude. Yet we want to bear in mind that any social experiment worth having requires a minimum of anarchy, playfulness, and suspension of disbelief. | ||
The event will happen over a weekend: | The event will happen over a weekend: | ||
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=== Domain Experts === | === Domain Experts === | ||
We're getting contributions to this event by an incredible group of domain experts, and the list keeps growing. Here are a few of them: | We're getting contributions to this event by an incredible group of domain experts, and the list keeps growing. Here are a few of them: | ||
* '''Amir Taaki''' ("genjix") is an open source software developer, co-founder of the Bitcoin Consultancy, the author of libbitcoin, has helped build a few Bitcoin exchanges and is running one himself (Britcoin, the UK's largest exchange.) | * '''Amir Taaki''' ("genjix") is an open source software developer, co-founder of the Bitcoin Consultancy, the author of libbitcoin, has helped build a few Bitcoin exchanges and is running one himself (Britcoin, the UK's largest exchange.) | ||
* '''Andrew | * '''Andrew XXX''' is ... | ||
* '''Catherine Flick''' is a researcher in technology ethics at Middlesex University. She started investigating the potential social and ethical impact of Bitcoin, and is currently evaluating a first survey. | * '''Catherine Flick''' is a researcher in technology ethics at Middlesex University. She started investigating the potential social and ethical impact of Bitcoin, and is currently evaluating a first survey. | ||
* '''Gary Mulder''' has worked in IT for 20 years with a long-term interest in economics and has taken a recent interest in Bitcoin. | * '''Gary Mulder''' has worked in IT for 20 years with a long-term interest in economics and has taken a recent interest in Bitcoin. | ||
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* '''Jason Chia''' is a member of the Bitcoin Consultancy and a barrister in the UK specialising in corporate law. | * '''Jason Chia''' is a member of the Bitcoin Consultancy and a barrister in the UK specialising in corporate law. | ||
* '''John Baker''' is ... | * '''John Baker''' is ... | ||
* '''John | * '''John XXX''' is ... | ||
* '''Tom Lorber''' has a BA in economics, worked on the FT's finance newsdesk during the onset of the financial crisis, and is now working as a management consultant. | * '''Tom Lorber''' has a BA in economics, worked on the FT's finance newsdesk during the onset of the financial crisis, and is now working as a management consultant. | ||
* '''Vladimir Marchenko''' is running one of the largest private Bitcoin mining operations in the UK and probably the world, the founder of bitcoin.org.uk, and a distributor and service provider for Bitcoin mining rigs. | * '''Vladimir Marchenko''' is running one of the largest private Bitcoin mining operations in the UK and probably the world, the founder of bitcoin.org.uk, and a distributor and service provider for Bitcoin mining rigs. | ||
