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?
Weekly News
There were a few interesting stories of Irish Interest in the news this week.
Circle
Have you heard of Circle? This digital payments provider has roots in Boston but they have a big operation in Dublin. If you have not heard of Circle you probably have heard of the Crypto Exchange Poloniex which they recently bought.
Deloitte
Last week I shared a video from Lory Kehoe of Consensys. This week Deloitte's Anthony Day gives an interview to siliconrepublic.
Simon Cocking
This journalist is well known in the digital tech sector in Ireland. He writes for Irish Tech news and the Sunday Business Post among others. Read about the future of Cryptocurrencies from an industry insider in this article.
Meetups This Week
There is a busy meetup schedule this week in Dublin. The big news is that Andreas Antonopoulos is coming to Dublin and will be speaking on Wednesday in UCD.
Dublin Crypto Talks
David has an interesting line up for the Dublin Crypto Talks tonight. He will be previewing Andreas's visit and there will also be a presentation on Faircoop.
Dublin Coder Forge
This weekly meetup is in the Crypto cafe is on Wednesday.
Bitcoin Dublin
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is coming to Ireland!
Blockchain Association of Ireland & EOS Dublin
An Evening with EOSVibes & EOSDublin: Learn about EOS, Block Producers & Dapps
https://www.meetup.com/Blockchain-Association-of-Ireland-Fortnightly-Meetup/events/250804734/
Steem Dublin
On Saturday the regular monthly meetup of Steem Dublin takes place in Dublin.
It's going to be a busy week!
Recommended Reading
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.htmlFor information about upcoming ICO's
, an Irish writer and ICO consultant, has started writing about them on Steemit.
https://steemit.com/@lukebrnFor 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.
Previous Issues
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- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-11
- https://steemit.com/ireland/@eroche/crypto-in-ireland-issue-12
Thank you for reading this. I write on Steemit about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Travel.