After a successful conference in Singapore, Coin Congress announced its first event to take place in San Francisco in late July. Taking place at the Hilton Hotel Union Square, the conference will feature 30 leaders in the digital currency industry, in addition to a long list of established businesses in the space. The main topic of discussion of events organized by Coin Congress is the state of digital currency throughout the world, providing insight and actionable takeaways including the overall state of the industry, present and future implications, as well as monetization, integration and user acquisitions.

Many leading companies within the digital currency space will be participating, including Gyft, Blockstreet, Litecoin, GoCoin, SocialRadius and CryptoCorp. The official press release from the event follows:

SAN FRANCISCO – June 10, 2014 – Hot on the heels of its successful Singapore launch, Coin Congress, an international conference series sparking discussion around the state of digital currency, will hold its first San Francisco event this July 23-­24 at the Hilton Hotel Union Square.

Held concurrently with Casual Connect USA, Coin Congress will feature 30 of the industry’s most sought­ after speakers presenting thought provoking ideas to encourage long­-term market stability and motivate the nascent digital currency industry.

“The Bitcoin platform is creating an upheaval in financial services, and we are just beginning to grasp how the world will change because of it,” said Brock Pierce, an advisor for Coin Congress. “Coin Congress brings together the industry’s top thought leaders to share their insights on the overall state of digital currencies, and provides attendees with actionable takeaways for their businesses.”

From companies such as Gyft, SocialRadius, CryptoCorp, Litecoin and GoCoin, they will lead high-­level discussion around topics such as bitcoin, digital currency, monetization, integration, and user acquisitions.

Confirmed Speakers:

Vinny Lingham, CEO, Gyft

Charlie Lee, Creator, Litecoin

Steve Beauregard, Co­-Founder and CEO, GoCoin

Joe Hsieh, Expresscoin

Michael Terpin, CEO, Transform PR

Sean Percival, Venture Partner, 500 Startups

Ken Feldman, CEO, BlockStreet

Ryan Singer, Co­-Founder, CryptoCorp

Marshall Hayner, Co-­Founder, QuickCoin

P. Bart Stephens, Co­-Founder & Managing Partner, Stephens Investment Management

Brandon Goldman, Co-­Founder, FreshPay

Anthony Di Iorio, Founder, Bitcoin Decentral

Jason King, Founder, Sean’s Outpost

Jake Benson, Founder and CEO, Libra Services, Inc.

Steven Sprague, CEO, Rivetz

Dan Held, Co­Founder, ZeroBlock

Jordan Kelley, CEO, Robocoin

Harry Yeh, Managing Partner, Binary Financial

Craig Sellars, CTO, Mastercoin Foundation

Alyse Killeen, Early Stage Venture Capital Investor

Malcolm CasSelle, CEO, Timeline Labs

Joel Dietz, Founder, Swarm

Matthew Roszak, Founder, Tally Capital

William Quigley, Clearstone Venture Partners

Scott Robinson, Bitcoin Lead, Plug and Play Tech Center

Tom Longson, CEO, GoCoin

James Robinson, Managing Partner, RRE Ventures

Jonathan Teo, Co-­Founder, Binary Capital

Adam Draper, CEO & Founder, Boost

Registration is now open, with tickets and sponsorships available at: http://usa.coincongress.org/logistics.html

About Coin Congress

Coin Congress is an international conference series focused on sparking discussion around digital currency and taking the conversation to the next level. Along with its event in San Francisco, Coin Congress will also be held in Belgrade, Serbia in November 2014, in Amsterdam in February 2015, and in Singapore in May 2015.