This week we bring you some more news from Ireland as well as upcoming local events where you will be welcome to come and learn about Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies.
What is happening on the Irish Blockchain scene?
There have been some notable conferences in the last few weeks.
This event was notable in the context of Blockchain as it was discussed by mainstream institutions in an open forum. Each time government and CEOs hear about crypto, they learn something new and it reinforces that this tech is hear to stay and is not something to be feared, but rather an opportunity to embrace. Well the article talks about Ripple, but even still I see conferences like this as positive for the Industry as a whole.
Last week I attended the Dublin Crypto Talk meetup where Spindle presented their ICO and we also got to hear about Privacy Coins from Dublin Crypto Talks David. I wasn't at the Tech Summit which was on Wednesday and Thursday in the Convention center but many people who were at the meetup had attended. Blockchain and Crypto did make an appearance and this is all very positive in the same vain as the Venture Capital Conference. Bitmain and Irelands own Mingocoin were presenting at the conference.
Were you there, how was the Summit?
If your just googling about blockchain for the first time you may be surprised to find that there is so much activity in Ireland. The following article shows some of the key players on the Irish map.
Are there any names missing from this list that you think should be there?
Learn to mine crypto tonight (Tuesday) with Dublin Crypto Talks.
This weekly meetup group is in the Crypto Cafe on Wednesday. For more information check out their meetup page.
Join us on Saturday for our regular monthly meetup, starting out in the Crypto Cafe and after some food and drinks in Against the Grain.
New to Crypto?
This article by Deloitte gives a great overview of the possibilities, and some of the industries that will be affected by it.
https://www2.deloitte.com/ie/en/pages/financial-services/articles/blockchain.html
For information about upcoming ICO's 
https://steemit.com/@lukebrn
For an intro to Bitcoin, the book Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos is a great place to start.
As always please add comments to this post with any upcoming events or developments that you think may be of interest to readers.
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