P2P.Gent - Bitcoin meetup (42) - Bitsquare beta launch - Special Edition

P2P.Gent would like to invite you to this special event, which is part of the official beta launch of Bitsquare - The decentralized bitcoin exchange (bitsquare.io (https://bitsquare.io/)). The event is cordially hosted by Outpost (http://www.outpost.be/) Ghent.

Programme:

19:30 Start meetup
20:00 Bitcoin for beginners (Flemish or English)
21:00 Bitsquare: The decentralized bitcoin exchange (English).
(50mins presentation + 40mins Q&A)

Bitsquare has been called 'Bitcoin's missing link (https://news.bitcoin.com/bitsquare-missing-link-decentralized-bitcoin-exchange/)' by news.bitcoin.com, and will be presented in person by its main developer - Manfred Karrer. The presentation will cover the questions why a decentralized Bitcoin exchange is needed in the Bitcoin ecosystem and how to build it. It will focus on the political and conceptual aspects and will give a short demo of the software. Finally it will explore further possible utilizations of the blockchain technology like DAOs (Decentralized autonomous organizations).

Key topics:

• Why is decentralization needed for a privacy protecting Bitcoin-Fiat exchange which does not require registration (no KYC/AML)

• How to build a decentralized exchange (and how to make it secure)

• Which features of Bitcoin make it possible (MultiSig, atomic transaction solves who pays first problem...)

• How Bitsquare protects privacy (P2P network over Tor hidden services)

• Why Bitsquare is on the path to a DAO model with decentralized ownership, and not built as a startup