When LocalBitcoins got banned in Germany, we had an Idea, how to solve the legal issue and decided to fill the niche. We already had in mind similar attempts anyway, to spread EUROPECOIN locally as part of our concept, to get closer to the people.
So we got verified and launched http://bitcoin-treff.de as a pilot in Germany:
Now, after the first week, we are having 179 places across Germany, where you can buy/sell Bitcoins from Person to Person and 22 Places across, to buy/sell EUROPECOIN. This was an important step, that, after our Europecoin-SEPA and AMAZON Gateway (see former Articles) gave us the opportunity to bridge EUROPECOIN into the real world reality. Next step will be to establish maintainers for each region, who will bring Europecoin to the Merchants, by consulting them personally.
Our efforts to bring crypto, especially Europecoin and Bitcoin to the people, by getting in touch with the real world through consultance is already showing its protential: This week the shopping giant REWE group (some kind of German Wallmart) joined us to buy/sell Bitcoins in their stores everywhere in Germany and is checking opportunities on Europecoin.
So with EUROPECOIN LOBBY POWER we are now heading towards the next step and are about to launch the international version of our consultancy backed local person-to-person exchange~ and merchants -support portal along with our new own POINT-of-Sales Hardware devices for EUROPECOIN and BITCOIN
(see: http://www.bitcoinsulting.eu/portfolio-bitcoinsulting-crypto-currency-decentralized-encrypted-payment)
This hardware and accounting-software series is already built with our Federated Blockchains Internet of Coins Servicebus in mind.
(see: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1692720.0)
exciting times
have fun
Matthias
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