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Andrew Wagner

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Andrew is one of the primary organizers of the Vancouver Bitcoin Meet Up, and the Director of Public Relations for the Bitcoin Cooperative. He spearheaded merchant adoption in Vancouver, having signed up the world’s first Indian restaurant, the Waves that houses the world’s first ATM, Vancouver’s first nightclub, and more! He is also the founder and lead coordinator of CoinFest, the first “decentralized” decentralized currency convention.

How Cryptocurrency Opened the Software Industry

BUSINESS Andrew Wagner -
Open source technology is fundamental to the cryptocurrency movement, and that’s a good thing. Bitcoin wouldn’t have the same appeal if it were copyrighted by a company, or if...

Don’t Raise Bitcoin Transaction Fees

TECHNICAL Andrew Wagner -
There's been some concern about Bitcoin transaction fees, lately, and the outlook appears grim. A new study by Dr. Kaskaloglu claims that our low fees are unsustainable, and Gavin Andreson's...

Where Cryptocurrency and Fiat Collide

BUSINESS Andrew Wagner -
The line between fiat and cryptocurrency is getting fuzzier. With the advent of Bitcoin 2.0 technology, we can now use cryptocurrency to exchange stocks, property, commodities, and even state-backed...

Cryptocurrency: Fundraising Evolved

MARKETS Andrew Wagner -
If you read my previous articles about energy companies in the crypto space and a bank-free investment company, you might have noticed a growing trend. Most of the energy...

The ATMs of Vancouver

MARKETS Andrew Wagner -
Cryptocurrency had a lot of firsts in Vancouver, but nothing brought more media attention than the world’s first Bitcoin ATM. Installed by the Bitcoiniacs (now CoinTrader) in partnership with...

Cryptocurrency and the Energy Revolution

BUSINESS Andrew Wagner -
Previously, I wrote about Bitcoin’s environmental impact, as well as some suggestions for improvement. Making more efficient use of processing power is one route, but improving the power supply...

Bitcoin in the Beltway: the Belly of the Beast?

CULTURE Andrew Wagner -
Washington DC is practically a mythological place for many Bitcoiners. As the headquarters of the US federal government, the conspiracy theorists among us tend to view it as the...

Investment without Banking

MARKETS Andrew Wagner -
Imagine, for a moment, you were a new member of China’s growing middle class, and looking to invest your savings. You’ll soon discover that without political connections, your investment...

The Role and Future of Altcoins

BUSINESS Andrew Wagner -
Just the name “altcoin” evokes a sense of disdain–altcoin, as in “alternative to Bitcoin,” a copycat late to the scene. Why do we persist in using such terminology when...

Putting the Blockchain to Work For Science!

BUSINESS Andrew Wagner -
Buried beneath the myriad of indistinguishable pump-and-dump altcoins, every now and then a cryptocurrency is born that truly revolutionizes the field. While this doesn’t necessarily obsolete Bitcoin–the protocol can...
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