Bitcoin Wednesday Conference

Smart Contracts, Drivechains, x86 VMs, Identity, Governance & Mass Surveillance

https://www.meetup.com/BitcoinWednesday/events/238921312/

RSVP without a ticket doesn’t guarantee you a spot.

PROGRAM

Ian Grigg on The Future of Identity

A pioneer of financial cryptography, co-inventor of triple-entry accounting, a precursor to today’s blockchains, will share his latest thoughts on digital identity. http://bit.ly/2GLQR92

Hans de Zwart of Bits of Freedom on State Surveillance

The Director of the country’s leading digital civil rights organisation will talk about the upcoming national referendum on the new surveillance law. http://bit.ly/2FH5bOI

Teun van Dongen, Terrorism Expert

Teun will talk about the use of mass surveillance in counterterrorism. http://bit.ly/2DZgoJW

Nine de Vries of Amnesty International

Nine is project officer on state-sponsored bulk surveillance.
http://bit.ly/2nAkPVh

Lotte Houwing on Strategic Litigation against the State

Lotte sees an opportunity to take on the Sleepwet through litigation.
http://bit.ly/2GJKyTt

Jordan Earls of Qtum on Qtum’s x86 VM

Qtum’s lead developer will present the hybrid model that combines Bitcoin infrastructure with a smart contract layer that supports Ethereum-based apps as well as mainstream programming languages via an enhanced x86-based Virtual Machine. http://bit.ly/2nzbtZZ

Rootstock’s Gabriel Kurman on Smart Contracts over The Bitcoin Network and The Internet of Value

The RSK co-founder will give an overview of the system that allows users to run smart contracts on the Bitcoin network through merge-mining and drivechain mechanisms.
http://bit.ly/2ECP6Km

Jean-Charles Dudek of NapoleonX on Algorithmic Trading

Jean-Charles is CSO of one of the first algorithmic trading companies for cryptocurrencies. http://bit.ly/2GIgO9l

Susanne Templehof Tarkowski of Bitnation on Governance Tech

Bitnation’s CEO, joined by developer Florian Lenz, will present “a mobile chat-based polylegal jurisdiction, a core governance infrastructure for world citizens and those excluded from legal protection”. See http://bit.ly/2DYZLOo

Session Chair: Franciso van Jole

This evening will be moderated by Internet journalist Franciso van Jole, editor of Joop, the news and opinion site of Dutch broadcaster BNN VARA.
http://bit.ly/2nyICoB

The full lineup will be announced here: https://www.bitcoinwednesday.com/event/bitcoin-wednesday-56/

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SECRET LOCATION

This time we’re going underground, to the concert hall at Plantage Doklaan 8, near Artis.

TICKETS

In advance

• Early bird tickets are now 11,- on sale here:

https://tickets.bitcoinwednesday.com/

• While supplies last. (Tickets will go up to 20,-.)

• Tickets go up on Sunday.

• Only bitcoins accepted for advance tickets.

• Please present tickets at the door by 19:15 at the very latest.

At the door

• Starting on 7 February, 2018.

• Both euro & bitcoins accepted at the door.

• No credit cards. No PIN. No other coins (yet) !

• Entrance & seating is first come, first served. Please arrive early as we often sell out.

And more

• Feel free to donate more if you like. Or volunteer to help us: hello AT BitcoinWednesday DOT com

• No refunds. Your order is a non-refundable contribution to the non-profit Bitcoin Foundation of The Netherlands, and go 100% back into producing more events like these.

Ticket Support

• The new ticketing system is still a work in progress.

• Please mail support questions to tickets @ BitcoinWednesday DOT com. Don’t post them here.

• As long as you bring your confirmed transaction ID, email address and Meetup user name with you to the event before 19:15, you will be admitted with this information.

• Unconfirmed transaction IDs can’t be accepted as proof of payment.

Sold out?

• Not yet. If we do, we’ll post it here first.