Join us for networking and a lively panel discussion about the disruptive innovation of Bitcoin, oh and some free drinks too.



Panelists will include Brett Scott, campaigner, former broker, and the author of The Heretic's Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money (Pluto Press). He writes for the Guardian and has a blog here (http://suitpossum.blogspot.co.uk/).



Ian Grigg of FinancialCryptography.com who has over 20 years of experience working with pre-Bitcoin digital currencies.



Janina Lowisz, proponent of the Austrian school of economics and libertarian currently penning the thesis: How can cryptocurrencies establish as alternative to fiat

currencies?



Bitcoin is the biggest invention since the internet but despite the media buzz, crypto currencies are far from being viewed as real alternatives to fiat money. The recent collapse of the major Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox revealed just how much work was still needed to sure up the currency and it's apparatuses before mainstream adoption would ever be achieved. So why are so many people excited about Bitcoin?



• How do crypto-currencies challenge mainstream financial systems?



• Is Bitcoin a safe alternative to fiat money?



• Is Bitcoin a currency or a commodity and which outlook is more favourable to it's long-term survival?



• What conditions do we need to create to encourage the mass adoption of Bitcoin?



• Will the emergence of cryptocurrencies force government-backed fiat currencies to innovate?



• Is 2014 the breakout year for Bitcoin?



These are some of the questions we will be asking.



With thanks to the ARCmedia research group at ARU (http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/microsites/arc/news_and_events.html).



Please consider donating a small amount towards costs - many thanks!



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