Jerry Brito & Peter Van Valkenburgh of Coin Center (Edinburgh Bitcoin Meetup#21)

Please note: the talk will start at 6:30pm prompt

For this month's meetup, we'll be hosting a hangout with Jerry Brito and Peter Van Valkenburgh of Coin Center (http://coincenter.org/), the newly-launched US-based research and advocacy group for cryptocurrency technologies (see here (http://avc.com/2014/09/the-coin-center/) and here (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/18/bitcoin-gets-an-industry-backed-advocacy-group/) for more info).

We'll be discussing the current state of Bitcoin and the wider crypto-currency environment in general.

As ever, the event is free and open to all newcomers who are just interested in learn more about the Bitcoin scene. And no doubt we'll continue the conversation in a nearby pub after the talk for those that are interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNssKmeXrGs

Any questions about the event, just get in touch either here or via Twitter (@BitcoinScot, @dugcampbell).

Biogs

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Jerry (@jerrybrito) is executive director of Coin Center. He also serves as adjunct professor of law at George Mason University. Jerry is the coauthor of Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers, as well as other scholarly works on the regulation of cryptocurrencies. Jerry has over ten years experience in technology policy and he has testified twice before Congress on cryptocurrencies. His op-eds have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and elsewhere.

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Peter (@valkenburgh) is the Director of Research for Coin Center. Formerly, he was the Google Policy Fellow for TechFreedom. He has a JD from the NYU School of Law and a BS in Economics from George Mason University.

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Coin Center is a non-profit research and advocacy center focused on the public policy issues facing cryptocurrency technologies such as Bitcoin. Our mission is to build a better understanding of these technologies and to promote a regulatory climate that preserves the freedom to innovate using blockchain technologies. We do this by producing and publishing policy research from respected academics and experts, educating policymakers and the media about blockchain technology, and by engaging in advocacy for sound public policy.