Bitcoin 2019 Gears Up to Bring Bitcoin Back Into the Conference Spotlight

We’re a month and some change away from Bitcoin 2019: a conference made by Bitcoiners, for Bitcoiners. The conference will rekindle the same spirit of a similar Bitcoin conference that ended five years ago. Inspired by this earlier series, Bitcoin 2019 is rooted in the same ethos that has made Bitcoin the tried and true paragon of the crypto economy since its inception in 2009.With discussions ranging from technical, economic, political and social topics, the conference features notable entrepreneurs like ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees, Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu and Max Keiser. It will also share insights from vocal industry leaders like Morgan Creek Digital co-founder and partner Anthony Pompliano, Blockchain Capital Bitcoin Fellow Jimmy Song and Adamant Capital co-founder Tuur Demeester. Also of note are ARK CEO Cathie Wood, who became the first public fund manager to invest in Bitcoin in 2015, and BitPay CEO Stephen Pair.“It’s time to lay a vision for Bitcoin that compels the greatest minds in the digital asset space to return to Bitcoin and give it the attention it deserves. This is exactly the thinking behind Bitcoin 2019, a new “peer-to-peer” conference that will bring together Bitcoin enthusiasts from around the world to discuss how we can continue to build and nourish the world’s best cryptocurrency,” David Bailey, the CEO of the conference’s organizer, told Bitcoin Magazine.True to Bitcoin’s humble beginnings, Bitco...