[Chapter-delegates] Blockchain SIG

[Carlos Raul Gutierrez]

Neither fish nor fowl: bitcoin
<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>



Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
ISOC Costa Rica Chapter
skype carlos.raulg
+506 8837 7176
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Apartado 1571-1000
COSTA RICA

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:08 AM, Olga Cavalli <olgacavalli at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Carlos,
>
> login into Connect and you can select the Blockchain SIG in this link:
>
> https://portal.isoc.org/join/chapter
>
> best
> Olga
>
> 2017-03-10 12:05 GMT+01:00 Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G. <crg at isoc-cr.org>:
>
>> Thanks Olga,
>>
>> how do one get into the list? A few of the Costa Rica members are
>> interested to join
>>
>> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
>> +506 8837 7176
>> Skype: carlos.raulg
>> Current UTC offset: -6.00 (Costa Rica)
>>
>> On 10 Mar 2017, at 11:46, Olga Cavalli wrote:
>>
>> Hi Carlos,
>>
>> It is not a chapter, there is a Special Interest Group (SIG) on
>> Blockchain.
>> Best
>> Olga
>>
>> 2017-03-10 11:35 GMT+01:00 Carlos Raul Gutierrez <crg at isoc-cr.org>:
>>
>>> Thanks Glenn!
>>>
>>> Do you know what happened with the initiative for a special Chapter on
>>> the issue?
>>>
>>> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
>>> ISOC Costa Rica Chapter
>>> skype carlos.raulg
>>> +506 8837 7176
>>> ________
>>> Apartado 1571-1000
>>> COSTA RICA
>>>
>>> On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 6:52 AM, Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Folks
>>>> I am sharing a  one hour  webinar  on Blockchain,  It's been produced
>>>> by the IEEE Internet Initiative
>>>> http://theinstitute.ieee.org/ieee-roundup/resources/products
>>>> -and-services/confused-about-blockchain-ieee-webinar-is-here-to-explain
>>>>
>>>> On March 17th at the end of ICANN CPH a workshop on  Blockchain will be
>>>> held in Copenhagen
>>>>
>>>> Glenn McKnight
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Glenn McKnight
>>>> mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
>>>> skype  gmcknight
>>>> twitter gmcknight
>>>> .
>>>>
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