3. #BITCOINISLE
BIT.COIN.JE AIMS TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION
AND USE OF BITCOIN IN JERSEY.
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BY HELPING BUSINESSES ADOPT & RESEARCH THIS
TECHNOLOGY, WE CAN HELP JERSEY FOCUS ON
BUILDING A FINTECH INDUSTRY WHICH WOULD
BE THE BEST FIT FOR A DIGITAL SECTOR IN JERSEY.
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ROBBIE ANDREWS
@BEARPIG
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THE OBSERVATORY
JON DAY
@JERSEYCI
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CARPE DIEM
5. CREATED BY SATOSHI NAKAMOTO IN 2008
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DECENTRALISED OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
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LIMITED TO 21MILLION BITCOINS (ROUGHLY PRODUCED BY 2140)
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EACH ‘COIN’ DIVISIBLE DOWN TO 0.00000001
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VALUE IS DETERMINED BY THE USE THE USER SEES IN THE SOFTWARE
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CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHM USED CREATES TRUST LAYER
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7. $30M RAISED BY BITPAY (ROUND LED BY RICHARD BRANSON)
$25M RAISED BY CIRCLE (SERIES B ROUND)
SO FAR IN 2014 $64M+ HAS BEEN RAISED BY BITCOIN STARTUPS
REPORTS BY UBS, JPMORGAN, GOLDMAN SACHS, BANK OF AMERICA,
FITCH RATINGS & PRICEWATERHOUSE
EBAY ADDS ‘VIRTUAL CURRENCY’ CATEGORY
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES NEWSPAPER GETS 11% OF NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
SCARAMENTO KINGS NBA FRANCHISE OPENS BTC ONLY ONLINE STORE
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9. A block chain is a transaction database shared by all
nodes participating in a system based on the Bitcoin
protocol.
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A full copy of a currency's block chain contains every
transaction ever executed in the currency.
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With this information, one can find out how much
value belonged to each address at any point in history.
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10. Every block contains a hash of the previous block.
This has the effect of creating a chain of blocks from the
genesis block to the current block.
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11. Each block is guaranteed to come after the previous
block chronologically because the previous block's hash
would otherwise not be known.
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12. !
Each block is also computationally impractical to modify
once it has been in the chain for a while because every
block after it would also have to be regenerated.
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These properties are what make double-spending of
bitcoins very difficult.
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The block chain is the main innovation of Bitcoin
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20. MERCHANTS
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LOW TRANSACTION FEES
NO MONTHLY COSTS
CAN USE EXISTING DEVICES
INSTANT PAYMENT
NO REFUND MECHANISM (FROM THE SYSTEM)
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CHARITIES
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GLOBAL DONATION PLATFORM
MICRO-PAYMENTS
NO CARD DETAILS
21. CURRENTLY THE FOLLOWING PLACES
IN JERSEY ACCEPT BITCOIN
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CARPE DIEM - ACCOUNTANTS
THE OBSERVATORY - CREATIVE AGENCY
FORUM - PUB
THE REFINARY - CREATIVE AGENCY
TIFFIN - RESTAURANT
MATT PORTEOUS - PHOTOGRAPHER
WITH ANOTHER 5 COMPANIES SOON TO ACCEPT BITCOIN
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26. LAMASSU BITCOIN ATM
WILL BE ARRIVING IN JERSEY
AT THE END OF MAY
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LOCATED IN DIGITAL JERSEY’S HUB
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ONE WAY TRANSACTION
CASH > BITCOIN
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EASIEST WAY TO BUY BITCOIN
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28. SOURCES
• Follow us on twitter - @bitcoinje
• CoinDesk - coindesk.com
• Reddit - reddit.com/r/bitcoin
• Bitcoin Forum - bitcointalk.com
• BitLegal - bitlegal.io
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29. MEETUPS
Bitcoin tends to grow in areas with an active community.
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We plan on running fortnightly Bitcoin meetups every other
Thursday in the Digital Jersey Hub after work (time/dates TBD)
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Sign up for mailing list for more info.
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