Cryptocurrencies
Blockchain Week: Snoop Dogg, Dorsey Bring Crypto to the Masses
- New York City to draw thousands to industry events, parties
- Speakers range from Twitter CEO to St. Louis Fed president
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Who says the hype around Bitcoin is over?
Even with the world’s best known virtual currency down more than 50 percent from its record high, thousands of advocates are expected to descend upon New York in what’s been dubbed Blockchain Week. Named after the decentralized computer ledger technology that’s been pitched as the solution to everything from inefficient financial transactions to global poverty, the affair represents a push to bring more blockchain jobs to the world’s financial capital.