https://cis-india.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 1. https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/bensonsamuel-an-introduction-to-bitfilm-and-bitcoin-in-bangalore <b>An event at the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) was organized on January 23, 2013. The all star team at CIS was awesome at organizing this event for Bitcoin. Live streaming, mainstream newspaper coverage and Twitter based Q&A made this the first Bitcoin event in India that leveraged these mediums of information transfer.</b> <hr /> <p>See the <a class="external-link" href="http://www.bensonsamuel.com/?p=108">blog post published</a> in Benson's Blog</p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: justify; ">Aaron Koenig gave a talk on the creation and use of Bitcoin, and on a payment system designed for the voting process of the Bitfilm Festival for Digital Film. Since the year 2000, the Bitfilm Festival has been showcasing films that use digital technology in a creative and innovative way. It takes place on the Internet. However, physical screenings of the films will be held in Bangalore and in Hamburg. Each of the 59 nominated digital animations has its own Bitcoin account, and users worldwide may vote by donating Bitcoins to the films they like anonymously and without any transfer costs. The donated money will be divided among the most popular films (the films with the most votes/Bitcoins).</p> <p style="text-align: justify; ">A strong knowledgeable speaker, Aaron brought forward his tremendous knowledge of Bitcoin, Art &amp; Economics.</p> <p style="text-align: justify; "><b>The Twitter based Q&amp;A can be viewed on the Twitter ID's of</b></p> <p>@pranesh_prakash</p> <p>@cis_india</p> <p>@bensonsamuel</p> <p><b>The Newspaper Articles where Bitfilm &amp; Bitcoin made their news in India were</b></p> <p>Deccan Herald - <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/U74YsS">http://bit.ly/U74YsS</a></p> <p>The Hindu -<a class="external-link" href="http://goo.gl/YJYni"> http://goo.gl/YJYni</a></p> <p>The Bangalore Mirror - <a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/XfDRbZ">http://bit.ly/XfDRbZ</a></p> <p><b>Bitcoin Resources In India</b></p> <p>Local Exchange - <a class="external-link" href="https://localbitcoins.com/">LocalBitcoins.com</a></p> <p>India Fourms -   <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=89.0">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=89.0</a></p> <p><a class="external-link" href="http://bit.ly/ZDm4jW">http://bit.ly/ZDm4jW</a></p> <p>Blogs - <a class="external-link" href="http://www.bensonsamuel.com/">bensonsamuel.com</a></p> <p><a class="external-link" href="http://unocoin.com/">Unocoin.com</a></p> <p>Services - <a class="external-link" href="http://indiabitcoin.com/">indiabitcoin.com</a> - Official Partners of Bitpay USA in India</p> <p>Meetup Group - <a class="external-link" href="http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Bangalore-Meetup-Group/">http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Bangalore-Meetup-Group/</a></p> <hr /> <h2 style="text-align: justify; ">Video</h2> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mOCBjDM6ZiQ" width="400"></iframe></p> <p> For more details visit <a href='https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/bensonsamuel-an-introduction-to-bitfilm-and-bitcoin-in-bangalore'>https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/bensonsamuel-an-introduction-to-bitfilm-and-bitcoin-in-bangalore</a> </p> No publisher benson Video Internet Governance 2013-03-12T05:58:24Z Blog Entry