Ethereum Founder Is Boycotting One of the Biggest Crypto Summits
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin tweeted Thursday that he’s boycotting this year’s Consensus conference after CoinDesk, the news website that organizes the event, linked to a fraudulent website in one of its stories. Buterin, with almost 750,000 followers on Twitter, said he encourages others to say away from the event. Buterin tweeted:
"I am boycotting coindesk's Consensus 2018 conference this year, and strongly encourage others to do the same. Coindesk is recklessly comp+licit in enabling giveaway scams. See their latest article on OMG, which *directly links* to a giveaway scam."
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Startup Revolut is Now Worth $1.7 Billion
Financial technology startup Revolut has raised $250 million in a blockbuster "Series C" funding round. The investment values Revolut at $1.7 billion, which means the 33-month-old company has grown its valuation by more than five times in a year. CEO and founder Nikolay Storonsky stated:
"Our focus, since we launched, has been to do everything completely opposite to traditional banks. We build world-class tech that puts people back in control of their finances, we speak to our customers like humans and we’re never afraid to challenge old thinking in order to innovate."
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BTC, ETH & Blockchain Super Conference II Offers Rare Opportunity to Network with Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Leaders
DALLAS, TX – Richard, organizer of the original Bitcoin, Ethereum and Blockchain Super Conference, held in February, is hosting a follow-up conference in September. Like the first conference, the second offers attendees a rare opportunity to network with many of the most respected players in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space – including developers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and “smart money” hedge fund managers who are now piling their capital into blockchain assets.
Headline speakers include major industry leaders like Tim Draper (the billionaire venture capitalist who famously bet on Skype before it got bit), Mark Yusko, Nick Spanos, and Lyn Ulbricht
When asked why he decided to organize a second conference, Mr. Jacobs responded: “So much has changed in the crypto space since February. There are a lot of new threats and new opportunities that nobody seems to be talking about. So, we decided to bring together dozens of the most respected players again, and some who couldn’t make it last time, so they can fill in investors on the latest developments.”
Mr. Jacobs continued: “What people really loved about the last conference was the networking. We had a ton of exhibitors outside, so it partly felt like being at the Consumer Electronics Show, but for crypto and blockchain. We had a lot of great speakers too! Folks said they learned a lot. But what they loved most was the chance to spend three days with a bunch of other smart people, making valuable connections, talking shop, exchanging blockchain investment ideas, and even creating joint ventures.”
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