Crypto Biz Magazine—July, 2014/Issue.02

BOATCOIN 2014
DEBUTS DURING
THE LONDON
TECHNOLOGY
WEEKby SUSAN FOURTANÉ
English landmarks, cruising the Thames, and
cryptocurrency networking was a cocktail of
some of the best cryptonews happening in June
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Sailing the waters of the River Thames, the first
ever Boatcoin Conference cruise debuted on
June 18, during the vibrant, first-ever London
Technology Week, attracting an interesting
group of cryptocurrency speakers
and attendees. After a smooth
boarding from Westminster Pier
on the good ship M V Royalty, the
conference began with a series of
presentations on the latest and most
important topics on Bitcoin and
other cryptocurrencies.
The cruise, which launched
from Westminster Pier and sailed for nearly six
hours, was a one-of-a-kind event where, welcomed
by Boatcoin host Mark Le, the attendees had a
unique opportunity for networking.
The event was also an opportunity to ex perience
a typical sightseeing cruise, admiring London
attractions such as the
magnificent Big Ben and
Houses of Parliament, the
London Eye, London Bridge,
Tower Bridge, and much
more between presentations,
or during the lunch break. It
was, by far, one of the best venues for a
networking event of this type. Attendees
also the chance to snap some pictures
while networking.
The presentations by Stanislav Wolf, from
World Bitcoin Forum; Alex Kotenko,
from XBTerminal.com; Stephan Tual,
from Ethereum.com; Nicolas T.
Courtois, cryptologist, UCL; Olly Wasser, from
altcoinspeculation.com; Niki Wilies, from
Counterparty.com; Ivo Mosler, author of In the
Name of the People published in 2013; and Simon
DIxon, from BankToTheFuture.com, were followed
by a panel discussion, right before the attendees
started taking the last pictures and ending their