Spain’s Bitcoin Boulevard Aims to be World’s Biggest and Best

More than 20 merchants in Madrid’s busiest shopping district will open for a Bitcoin Boulevard-style event today.
While streets in Arnhem, The Hague and Cleveland have all hosted similar bitcoin awareness initiatives, organiser Flix Montero says his event, Calle Bitcoin, will be the world’s biggest yet.
Around 200 bitcoin users are expected to attend the two-day spectacle, which is to feature a pub crawl, treasure hunt and photo competition, alongside giveaways in the digital currency.
While Spain’s bitcoin community is small, Montero hopes the outdoor event will showcase the currency’s purchasing power and utility to those in the ‘offline’ world.
‘We thought a bitcoin street was the best way to prove that bitcoin payments stand up even to the pressure of a crowded bar or shop in speed and flexibility,’ he said.

This post was published at Coin Desk on October 3, 2014.