While much of the payments and financial world was in Las Vegas at Money20/20 last week, about 250 researchers, business people and policymakers met in Singapore to have a frank conversation about the Asian financial hub’s role in the cryptoeconomy. The Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at Singapore Management University hosted the two-day conference on November 4 and 5 in cooperation with the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association in an effort to bring together diverse opinions and viewpoints on whether Singapore could become an epicenter for cryptocurrency businesses and innovation. The conference brought nearly two dozen panelists from …

The Central European Bitcoin Expo organization committee is proud to announce that well-known freedom campaigner Richard Stallman, president of the Free Software Foundation, has agreed to take the floor at the event.