Earlier this week, 250 bitcoin enthusiasts, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs converged in London’s legendary Canary Wharf for Bitcoin London. Of those in attendance, more than 30 were from media outlets including Bloomberg, the Financial Times, the Guardian, Tech Crunch and others, according to Pamir Gelenbe, the conference’s organizer. “Innovation comes from the outside; it takes something from left field to change the system. Eventually the financial services sector will catch up,” Gelenbe told us. Given the innovators, financial professionals and media in attendance, Bitcoin London may have been an important step to that end. Opening the event was an address …

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This coverage is coming to you live from Bitcoin London. You can follow us on Twitter for updates or check out the other article posted today: Bitcoin London – Regulatory Panel Review Venture Capital In Bitcoin Investment interest in bitcoin companies has grown in recent months as media coverage and infrastructure increases, yet virtual currency remains largely untapped by interested investors. To address this, the Bitcoin London conference featured a panel of VCs discussing their views on the market. On the panel were: Nick Shalek, Ribbit Capital Stefan Glaenzer, Passion Capital Michael Jackson, Mangrove Stephanie Baker, Bloomberg (Moderator) Nick Shalek summarized …

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This coverage is coming to you live from Bitcoin London. You can follow us on Twitter for updates or check out the other article posted today: Bitcoin London – Venture Capital Panel Review Bitcoin Regulation Discussion Legal compliance remains one of the central concerns of the virtual currency markets, as well as one of the highest barriers to entry for many new entrepreneurs. Bitcoin London gathered a number of experts to shed light on this topic, including: Patrick Murck – General Counsel, Bitcoin Foundation Constance Choi – General Counsel, Payward Danny Friedberg – Attorney, Graham Dunn Stuart Hoegner – General Counsel, Gaming Counsel …

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In his opening remarks at Bitcoin 2013 in San Jose, Peter Vessenes of the Bitcoin Foundation asked “Are there bankers here tonight?” A lone voice in the crowd can be heard offering positive acknowledgement. The response to that question at Bitcoin London, coming up on July 2nd, would probably be quite different. The invite-only, single day event is expected to draw 200-300 attendees and is being held in Canary Wharf, home to numerous global banks’ London offices. The venue for the event is Level 39, the 29,000 square foot, state of the art FinTech accelerator that’s received an abundance of media …

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