Bitcoin Center NYC

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Bitcoin Center NYC was founded by Nick Spanos and it is in the financial district of New York City. [1]

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Bitcoin Center NYC hosted classes, talks, and a trading floor. [2] [3]

In 2015, the center's operating company filed for bankruptcy protection following a dispute with its landlord [4] and in the midst of uncertainty surrounding impending regulation of digital currencies by the New York State Department of Financial Services. [5] Afterwards, the center temporarily relocated to Cleveland Place in Nolita [6] [7] and is currently located at 157 Prince Street. [8] [9]

Early years

Before 2014, New York's bitcoin community originally met in Union Square and also in a Whole Foods on the Lower East Side. [10]

Notable visitors

Elected officials and political candidates to have visited the center to voice their support for cryptocurrency include former U.S. Congressman Steve Stockman of Texas [11] [12] [13] [14] and Maine State Senator Eric Brakey. [15]

Notable personalities to have spoken at or visited the Center include Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin [5] and Bitcoin educator and evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos. [16] The center was also prominently featured in CNN's Morgan Spurlock Inside Man [16] in 2015 and in the 2016 Netflix documentary Banking on Bitcoin.

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  5. 1 2 Nathan Schneider (February 24, 2015). "After the Bitcoin Gold Rush". New Republic . Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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