Big Bitcoin Meeting this Week in Montreal - (Eastern Canada) to explain all the SegWit / UASF issues as Bitcoin Fork date Aug. 1st approaches...

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Some very big names in the Bitcoin space are gathering this Thursday in Montreal, Quebec to go over all the technical and other concerns for the August 1st BTC forking.

All the info you need in brief is here in this post.

The most technical half of the meeting is first. The more general / least technical part immediately follows it.

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For those not sure how far Montreal is in general from them on the East Coast or who have friends near here, in some of the Eastern US states or Eastern Canada - send them this blog post if they might be interested.

Montreal is a 4-8 hour drive from:

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-- New York State
-- Vermont
-- New Hampshire
-- Massachusetts
-- Maine

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Key places to look for info on this:

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https://www.facebook.com/events/247716842395909/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2229%22%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3A%22event_aggregate%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&notif_t=event_aggregate&notif_id=1499692618212540

https://www.facebook.com/bitcoinembassy/

https://twitter.com/francispouliot_

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Francis Pouliot named above here, on Twitter, is a KEY organizer of this event and he is a legit expert in this Crypto and bitcoin space! Give him a follow on the Twitter!

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Location of Event:

https://www.facebook.com/District3InnovationCentre/

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Ticketing / Official Meet Up info:

https://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Embassy/events/241434535/

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OFFICIAL MEETING AGENDA/CRITERIA, ETC

Pasted directly from the main event organizers:

THIS IS A TECHNICALLY ADVANCED EXPERT MEETUP SPECIFICALLY ABOUT BITCOIN PROTOCOL UPGRADES. There will be no discussion of any other blockchain technology.

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BITCOIN EMBASSY + BLOCKCHAIN MTL JOINT MEETUP

18h30-19h30: Bitcoin Embassy meetup hosted by Francis Pouliot

19h30-20h00: Blockchain Montreal meetup hosted by Vincent Gauthier, Arthur Prats and Selim Bouzid.

18:30 - Bitcoin is forking on August 1st: understand and prepare! [UASF-BIP148]

This meetup is for:

-- Casual and expert Bitcoin users
-- Interested in Bitcoin tech and game theory
-- Bitcoin businesses and startups

This event will be strictly moderated.

It starts at 18h30 sharp. DO NOT BE LATE!

Starting at 19h30, the meetup is handed over to BlockchainMTL. Attendees wishing to avoid expert/advanced subject matters are invited to arrive at this time.

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Bitcoin is at a crossroads.

There is a real possibility that the Bitcoin blockchain will be split into two separate chains, for an undetermined amount of time, starting on August 1st 2017.

In addition, there are several Bitcoin upgrade proposals that, in different scenarios, will cause a split in the Bitcoin blockchain if they are implemented by participants in the network.

A split in the Bitcoin blockchain can result, for a certain period of time, in the existence of two bitcoin chains, thus two different but bitcoin currencies (not unlike the difference between ETH and ETC).

If you do not properly understand and prepare, and continue to transact as usual, you are at risk of losing bitcoins.

In addition, if there is a chain split, Bitcoin users will have bitcoins on both chains, and there are opportunities for the risk-seeking well-prepared Bitcoin users to profit.

It is essential that Bitcoin users undersdand and prepare, and I'm here to help!

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LECTURE AND WORKSHOP BY FRANCIS POULIOT

Francis Pouliot, director of the Bitcoin Embassy and CEO of Satoshi Portal, has been researching the Bitcoin development process and protocol upgrade (scaling) debate. He will be sharing his very niche experience and knowledge. This is a unique opportunity to ask an expert about this critical yet obscure topic.

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Preparation readings:

-- https://www.weusecoins.com/uasf-guide/

-- uasf.co

-- https://medium.com/@jimmysong/uasf-bip148-scenarios-and-game-theory-9530336d953e

-- https://medium.com/@jimmysong/bitcoin-uasf-and-skin-in-the-game-7695031c5689

-- https://medium.com/@lukedashjr/bip148-and-the-risks-it-entails-for-you-whether-you-run-a-bip148-node-or-not-b7d2dbe85ce6

Podcast: http://www.bitcoin.kn/2017/06/uasf-bip-148-softfork/

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Step 1: Education

Presentation of the Bitcoin governance process

All about forks: different types, what are they, how they work, how they differ

The role of economic nodes in Bitcoin

The role of miners

How the Bitcoin consensus mechanisms work

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In-depth review of:

-- Segregated Witness (BIP141)
-- UASF BIP148
-- Other Bitcoin protocol suggestions

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Step 2: preparation

-- Possible outcomes of UASF BIP148, Segwit2x, Bitcoin Unlimited

-- Different tools and techniques

-- Security recommendations

-- Potential opportunities

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THANK OUR SPONSOR: BYLLS!

This meetup is made possible thanks to the support of Bylls, Canada's best Bitcoin payments and exchange services. Pay all your bills and send Canadian dollars to any bank account in Canada with Bitcoin! Check them out at www.bylls.com

BYLLS SUPPORTS UASF BIP148! WE WILL BE ACCEPTING YOUR BIP148 BITCOINS STARTING AUGUST 1st.

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