CoinAgenda, the leading global conference series focusing on bitcoin and blockchain assets and companies, will hold its first conference outside the continental US in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 3-5, at the Caribe Hilton.

Organized by Transform Group and the BitAngels blockchain angel network, the exclusive conference aims to educate traditional private investors, including family offices, venture capital and hedge funds, and technology angel investors. The conference is sponsored by AlphaBit Digital Currency Fund (platinum sponsor), a global digital currency fund headquartered in Cayman Islands with offices in London and Dubai; as well as presenting sponsors, BDO Puerto Rico, San Juan; FinTech Blockchain Group, Shanghai, China; and Flash Technologies, Montreal, Canada; and media sponsor, Bitcoin.com, St. Kitts and Nevis.

Confirmed speakers include Bruce Fenton, a top traditional money manager with Atlantic Financial and founder of the exclusive Satoshi Roundtable and former executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation; Gabriel Abed, co-founder and CEO of Bitt; Anthony Di Iorio, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Jaxx; Brock Pierce, chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and managing director, Blockchain Capital; Zhou Shouji, co-founder of FinTech Blockchain Group, one of the leading China-based digital currency funds; Dave Carlson, one of the world’s top bitcoin miners and founder of GigaWatt; and Liam Robertson, fund director for AlphaBit Digital Currency Fund.

The conference will feature keynotes, fireside chats and panel discussions of topics including “Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero: Which Digital Asset Will Win”, “Understanding Bitcoin and Blockchain Opportunities for Family Offices and Traditional Investors” and more. It will also feature a fireside chat with PRIDCO (Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company) business development officer Jose Castro-Segarra on how Puerto Rico can attract blockchain companies, investors and jobs, and Brock Pierce about the next ten years of digital assets and blockchain. The conference will also include sessions on hedging and trading strategies to maximize returns in this sector.

Startup contest to feature 20 blockchain companies and digital asset foundations

The current CoinAgenda competition allows 20 blockchain companies and digital asset foundations (often right before their token crowdsale) to present to conference investors and judges.  Winners will receive complimentary passes to future CoinAgenda conferences, global recognition, and an exclusive audience with top blockchain VCs.  The 20 finalists will each receive free admission to the startup sessions and CryptoCaribbean, as well as highly discounted rates to attend the full conference or have an exhibit, if desired.

Startup judges include featured speakers Pierce and Robertson; plus Richard Titus, serial entrepreneur (Razorfish, Schematic) and principal, Octavian Ventures, and Jim Blasko, general partner, bCommerce Labs.