[Chapter-delegates] Blockchain SIG

[Carlos Raul Gutierrez]

Txs Walid
Hope to join soon

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

On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 5:46 AM, Walid AL-SAQAF <walid at al-saqaf.se> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm glad to see growing interest in the Blockchain SIG, which was recently
> welcomed by the ISOC Board.
>
> Pindar Wong  is the interim-chair and Seun is the AMS admin.
>
> This is the right time to join since there will be a meeting soon to elect
> its board.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Walid
>
> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Carlos Raul Gutierrez <crg at isoc-cr.org>
> wrote:
>
>> 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 <+506%208837%207176>
>> ________
>> 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 <+506%208837%207176>
>>>> 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 <+506%208837%207176>
>>>>> ________
>>>>> 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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