TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - Feb 25, 2014) - The Bitcoin Alliance of Canada will hold the first annual Bitcoin Expo in Toronto from April 11 through 13 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The conference is a three-day extravaganza event focused on Bitcoin community building, and featuring prominent speakers, guests and attendees from around the world.

The expo will provide unique opportunities for businesses, consumers, entrepreneurs, developers, innovators, and the curious general public to connect. This conference is organized as a non-profit event, with proceeds going to fund the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada's programs and initiatives.

"The expo will provide the most ideal networking opportunities for global leaders and stakeholders to gather and discuss strategies to build Bitcoin organizations at the local, national, and international levels," said Anthony Di Iorio, executive director of the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada. "In addition, there will be a focus on how the community can work with charities and worthy causes around the world by taking advantage of the benefits and superiority of Bitcoin and other digital currencies."

The Bitcoin Expo also will play host to an art exhibit and auction, and a hackathon on the next generation of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency applications, technologies and services.

"We're excited to have Andreas Antonopoulos, one of the top Bitcoin thinkers in the world, as our master of ceremonies," said event manager Tracy Leparulo. "Andreas will be hosting the opening banquet dinner, and leading other special activities throughout the conference."

More than 50 prominent members of the international Bitcoin community will be speaking, including:

Aaron Koenig - Bitfilms Network, Global Bitcoin Alliance

Adam B. Levine - Let's Talk Bitcoin

Alan Safahi - ZipZap

Amber Scott - Outlier Solutions Inc.

Andreas Antonopoulos - Blockchain, RootEleven

Anthony Di Iorio - Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, Global Bitcoin Alliance, Ethereum, KryptoKit, Bitcoin Decentral

Brian Sovryn - Free Talk Live, Sovryn Tech

Charles Hoskinson, Ethereum, Bitcoin Education Project

Charlie Lee - Litecoin, Coinbase

Chris Horlacher - Mises Canada

Chris Odom - Open Transactions

Cody Wilson - Dark Wallet, Defence Distributed

Daniel Friedberg - Riddell Williams P.S.

David Bailey - YBitcoin

Elizabeth Ploshay - Bitcoin Magazine, The Bitcoin Foundation

Eric Spano - Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, Bylls, The Bitcoin Embassy

Jamie Robinson - QuickBT

Jason King - Sean's Outpost, Bitcoin Across America

Jeff Berwick - Dollar Vigilante

Jeffrey Tucker - Liberty.me

Jillian Friedman - The Bitcoin Embassy

John Mardin - Coin Forest

Jonathan Mohan - Bitcoin NYC

Joseph David - CAVirtex

Matthew Roszak - SilkRoad Equity

Marco Santori - Attorney at Nesenoff & Miltenberg LLP, The Bitcoin Foundation

Mari Eagar - Deloitte Canada

Mani Eagar - Idaeon Inc, UUX Ultimate User eXperience, GriffenVentures

Michael Perklin - Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, Bitcoinsultants

Michael Terpin - BitAngels, Social Radius

Pamir Gelenbe - Hummingbird Ventures

Peter Gray - Coinkite

Peter Todd - Mastercoin

Reed Holmes - Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, CA Virtex

Redmond Weissenberger - The Dollar Vigilante, Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada

Rik Willard - MintCombine

Robert T. Fooks - McLeod Law LLP

Rodolfo Novak - Coinkite

Ron Gross - Mastercoin, Global Bitcoin Alliance

Ryan Straus - Riddle Williams P.S.

Stefan Molyneux - Freedomain Radio

Stephanie Murphy - Let's Talk Bitcoin, Free Talk Live

Stewart Hoegner - Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, Gaming Counsel Professional Corporation

Trace Mayer - Premier Ark LLC

Vitalik Buterin - Ethereum, Bitcoin Magazine, KryptoKit

Wendell Davis - Hive Wallet

There are multiple levels of registration options:

Free - Bitcoin tutorial only, on Saturday morning (only 200 seats available)

Standard - Access to Saturday and Sunday sessions

Premium - Friday banquet dinner plus access to all standard sessions

VIP - Access to private events, including fireside sessions, Friday banquet dinner, and standard sessions

A limited number of discounted tickets for each level are available to attendees who register prior to March 15. The full program will be released in mid-March, and as of today, the sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities have been announced, and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information and ticket pricing, please visit the Bitcoin Expo's website at http://www.bitcoinexpo.ca/, where new speakers and program details are continuously being published. To get the fastest updates, please follow the expo's Twitter account at @bitcoinexpoca.

About the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada

The Bitcoin Alliance of Canada (BAC) is dedicated to raising awareness of Bitcoin among Canadian consumers, merchants, businesses, and policy makers; promoting Bitcoin adoption in Canada; advancing Canadian and global research in Bitcoin and other virtual currencies; and promote Canadian participation in international partnerships, associations, and efforts to promote, study, research, and discuss Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. For more info, please visit http://www.bitcoinalliance.ca/.

Official Media Partners: CalvinAyre.com, Free Talk Live, Bitcoin Magazine, Ed and Ethan, CoinTalk.

For Exhibiting, Sponsorship and General Inquiries, please contact tracy@bitcoinexpo.ca.