(Bit)coinWorld at Money20/20

Blurb taken from http://www.money2020.com/node/13116:

At Money20/20, we're big supporters of crypto-currencies, including bitcoin. We believe the underlying distributed payment protocols hold incredible disruptive technological potential on a global basis. We also believe that based on the value and utility of crypto-currencies as well as the investment in and incredible brainpower that's building out the infrastructure, protocols like Bitcoin are heading towards the tipping point of a network effect. Once we hit this point, there will be no turning back and these protocols will be here for the long term. Clearly, there are regulatory and other issues to work through--worldwide--but this is not unusual for most disruptive products, markets or technologies--innovation of that kind never travels an easy path.

Based on inbound interest as well as proactive outreach, we at Money20/20 started to build relationships with companies throughout the distributed payment protocol and crypto-currency ecosystem in early 2013, before much of the mainstream media coverage and latest run up in crypto-currency values. We started accepting bitcoin as payment for sponsorships in early 2013 (for 2014, we're broadening our acceptance to include attendee registrations just as soon as the integrations are complete).

The result was that some of the leading companies in the distributed payment protocol and crypto-currency space had a substantial presence at 2013’s Money20/20. Money20/20 is unique in the payments and financial services events industry in that we cross-pollinate among innovators in a number of disparate sectors that are redefining commerce and, as a result, how consumers and businesses manage, spend and borrow money. We cover all the major macro trends driving these shifts, such as mobile, data, marketing services and technology. We believe that distributed payment protocols and crypto-currencies represent a major driver of technology innovation, and so are right for inclusion at Money20/20.

At our 2013 event, we saw tremendous interest in distributed payment protocols and crypto-currencies, and we believe that that will evolve in 2014 into broader and more meaningful interactions with traditional stakeholders. We’ve introduced “(Bit)coinWorld at Money20/20” to capture the full experience we’ll have around distributed payment protocols and crypto-currencies at this year’s Money20/20.

(Bit)coinWorld at Money20/20 is a platform where leaders in distributed payment protocols and crypto-currencies and leaders responsible for driving commerce innovation can interact, learn and forge critical partnerships.

More info can be found here - http://www.money2020.com/node/13116