Bitcoin Takes on Eastern Europe as Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Lands in Kiev

Ukraine is one of these countries where people require no explanation about the value of hard money. As war in the east of the post-Soviet nation helped put its economy into a recession, the Ukrainian national currency – the hryvnia – lost some 70 percent of its value over the past two years. Perhaps that’s why demand for bitcoin there has increased significantly.
And also why the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Kiev on September 23 attracted a large and engaged audience.
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Early in the morning, at the start of the conference, Cubits COO Max Krupyshev addressed a packed Rookie Hall, one of the three spacious conference rooms. Going over the basics of blocks, Bitcoin-addresses and proof-of-work in his native Ukrainian, Krupyshev faced a crowd full of questions and requests for details.
‘The audience engagement at this conference is really impressive,’ Krupyshev told Bitcoin Magazine after his talk. ‘People here are really curious about Bitcoin and blockchain technology. They’re not passive or bored listeners. [They] actually want to know how it works and what it does, asking questions accordingly.’

This post was published at Bitcoin Magazine on Sep 27, 2016.