What we’re about
Hello everyone!
Let's get together and talk bitcoin! (and also, blockchain!). Doesn't matter what your background is or the level of expertise you have. The goal is to get more people involved in bitcoin and get people together who are passionate about bitcoin. It is growing faster than we can imagine.
For beginners, this group is for you if you want to:
learn about the crypto currency
know how it is affecting the fintech
understand how the bitcoin payment system works
know more about the startups that are working on bitcoin and blockchain around the world
For experts, this group is for you if:
you're a developer and want to meet other like minded developers who are passionate about bitcoin
a startup founder and want to understand how you can accept payments in bitcoin
you're a trader and want to buy/sell for bitcoins
you're an investor and want to invest bitcoin related startups or in bitcoin
you're a miner and want to collaborate with others or need more hardware info
This group is not for you if:
-you want to find out who Satoshi Nakamoto is :)
Towards the paperless/peaceful currency we go. Future of the money is here. See you all on the other side!
Don't take my word for it. Here is what people you might know have to say about bitcoin:
"Bitcoin is a techno tour de force." - Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft
“It's money 2.0, a huge huge huge deal.” - Chamath Palihapitiya, Previous head of AOL instant messenger
“We have elected to put our money and faith in a mathematical framework that is free of politics and human error.” - Tyler Winklevoss, Co-creator of Facebook
"I am very intrigued by Bitcoin. It has all the signs. Paradigm shift, hackers love it, yet it's derided as a toy. Just like microcomputers." - Paul Graham, Creator of Yahoo Store
“I do think Bitcoin is the first [encrypted money] that has the potential to do something like change the world." - Peter Thiel, Co-Founder of Paypal
"Virgin Galactic is a bold entrepreneurial technology. It's driving a revolution and Bitcoin is doing just the same when it comes to inventing a new currency." - Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Records, Virgin Galactic
"Bitcoin is a remarkable cryptographic achievement and the ability to create something that is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value" - Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google
"[Bitcoin] is a very exciting development, it might lead to a world currency. I think over the next decade it will grow to become one of the most important ways to pay for things and transfer assets." - Kim Dotcom, CEO of MegaUpload
"Bitcoin actually has the balance and incentives right, and that is why it is starting to take off" - Julian Assange, Founder of Wikileaks
