<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>I'm glad to see growing interest in the Blockchain SIG, which was recently welcomed by the ISOC Board. </div><div><br></div><div>Pindar Wong is the interim-chair and Seun is the AMS admin. </div><div><br></div><div>This is the right time to join since there will be a meeting soon to elect its board.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Sincerely,<br><br>Walid<br></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Carlos Raul Gutierrez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crg@isoc-cr.org" target="_blank">crg@isoc-cr.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Neither fish nor fowl: bitcoin<br><p>Fans of bitcoin are holding their breath: America’s Securities and Exchange Commission will decide today whether to allow trading in an exchange-traded fund based on the crypto-currency. A nod from the SEC would make it much easier for small traders and institutions to invest in bitcoin, and would probably boost the exchange rate, which has recently reached all-time highs of more than $1,250. Conversely, if the agency says no, expect a plunge. The decision will conclude a nearly four-year-old mission of two investors who want to start a bitcoin ETF: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss—the twins who sued Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, alleging that he stole the idea for the social network from them. That their crusade took so long is mainly because bitcoin is not an easy fit for an ETF, being neither a real currency nor a commodity such as gold. And taxonomy aside, it remains unclear whether bitcoin is secure enough.</p><br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class=""><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-3924881544456146688gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez<br>ISOC Costa Rica Chapter<br>skype carlos.raulg<br><a href="tel:+506%208837%207176" value="+50688377176" target="_blank">+506 8837 7176</a> <br>________<br>Apartado 1571-1000<br>COSTA RICA</div></div></div></div>
<br></span><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:08 AM, Olga Cavalli <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olgacavalli@gmail.com" target="_blank">olgacavalli@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Carlos,<div><br></div><div>login into Connect and you can select the Blockchain SIG in this link:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://portal.isoc.org/join/chapter" target="_blank">https://portal.isoc.org/join/c<wbr>hapter</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>best</div><div>Olga</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-03-10 12:05 GMT+01:00 Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crg@isoc-cr.org" target="_blank">crg@isoc-cr.org</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div style="white-space:normal"><p dir="auto">Thanks Olga,</p>
<p dir="auto">how do one get into the list? A few of the Costa Rica members are interested to join</p>
<p dir="auto">Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez<br>
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Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)</p>
<p dir="auto">On 10 Mar 2017, at 11:46, Olga Cavalli wrote:</p>
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<blockquote style="border-left:2px solid #777;color:#777;margin:0 0 5px;padding-left:5px"><div id="m_-3924881544456146688m_1935084839440258161m_-4298734217737322383AB50B6C3-358B-4847-88B6-8CD206E29830"><div dir="ltr">Hi Carlos,<div><br></div><div>It is not a chapter, there is a Special Interest Group (SIG) on Blockchain.<div>Best</div><div>Olga</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2017-03-10 11:35 GMT+01:00 Carlos Raul Gutierrez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crg@isoc-cr.org" target="_blank">crg@isoc-cr.org</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Glenn!<br><br></div>Do you know what happened with the initiative for a special Chapter on the issue?<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-3924881544456146688m_1935084839440258161m_-4298734217737322383m_-1030687093660844455gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez<br>ISOC Costa Rica Chapter<br>skype carlos.raulg<br><a href="tel:+506%208837%207176" value="+50688377176" target="_blank">+506 8837 7176</a> <br>________<br>Apartado 1571-1000<br>COSTA RICA</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 6:52 AM, Glenn McKnight <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Folks <div>I am sharing a one hour webinar on Blockchain, It's been produced by the IEEE Internet Initiative </div><div><a href="http://theinstitute.ieee.org/ieee-roundup/resources/products-and-services/confused-about-blockchain-ieee-webinar-is-here-to-explain" target="_blank">http://theinstitute.ieee.org/i<wbr>eee-roundup/resources/products<wbr>-and-services/confused-about-b<wbr>lockchain-ieee-webinar-is-here<wbr>-to-explain</a></div><div><br></div><div>On March 17th at the end of ICANN CPH a workshop on Blockchain will be held in Copenhagen</div><div><br></div><div>Glenn McKnight</div><span class="m_-3924881544456146688m_1935084839440258161m_-4298734217737322383m_-1030687093660844455HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-3924881544456146688m_1935084839440258161m_-4298734217737322383m_-1030687093660844455m_7023866162793270956gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
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