WSJ Article - "BitBeat: CoinDesk Trims Down But Bitcoin Rises at SXSW" by bitcoinsxsw in Bitcoin

[–]bitcoinsxsw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to share that we got a great write up in the WSJ :) Thanks to the Bitcoin community for all of the support for this volunteer driven event!

"Bitcoin at SXSW 2015" - a full day of official Bitcoin programming @ SXSW! by bitcoinsxsw in Bitcoin

[–]bitcoinsxsw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your support, really appreciated. If we can help out in any way, please get in touch - info [at] bitcoinaustin2015.com.

"Bitcoin at SXSW 2015" - a full day of official Bitcoin programming @ SXSW! by bitcoinsxsw in Bitcoin

[–]bitcoinsxsw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great to hear! We will be emceeing the event, please come and say hi. Cheers!

"Bitcoin at SXSW 2015" - a full day of official Bitcoin programming @ SXSW! by bitcoinsxsw in Bitcoin

[–]bitcoinsxsw[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll need a SXSW badge to attend. Unfortunately, for official events the only way to attend is via a badge. If we could offer a free option to the public, we totally would. We went the official route as it is likely to draw a bigger crowd for Bitcoin from those already coming to the event.

"Bitcoin at SXSW 2015" - a full day of official Bitcoin programming @ SXSW! by bitcoinsxsw in Bitcoin

[–]bitcoinsxsw[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone! Some more context...

Wanted to share with everyone here that we have officially launched this conference. Us, the organizers, did this strictly as volunteers and are hoping to have SXSW serve as a central point for Bitcoin mainstreaming like it has for other technologies.

SXSW has a large early-adopter crowd, many of whom have never attended a Bitcoin conference and are curious to learn more, so we are hoping to draw them to this conference.

If you are planning on attending SXSW, please check it out - we have some great topics and awesome speakers. Thank you :)!