{"id":116,"date":"2015-10-15T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.holytransaction.com\/chainthon-bitcoin-and-blockchain-athens\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T16:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T14:37:53","slug":"chainthon-bitcoin-and-blockchain-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/chainthon-bitcoin-and-blockchain-athens.html","title":{"rendered":"Chainthon &#8211; The Bitcoin and Blockchain Hackathon in Athens, Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"docs-internal-guid-6031080d-6bbd-0aa6-900f-59c9509cc474\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\">Athens, Greece is about to have its first Bitcoin and Blockchain Hackathon, aptly named the Chainthon, on October 17th. The hackathon is a direct response to growing support for Bitcoin as well as growing pressures on the local financial system. The Hellenic Bitcoin community explained their situation in a press release:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\u201c<i>This year, we are witnessing an economic crisis escalate into a humanitarian crisis. Hundreds of thousands are fleeing the war in the Middle East in search of a better life, only to find different obstacles in Europe. Many of the countries they travel through are facing a severe economic crisis, making it difficult to transfer money or receive donations.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ikiRorhuzNo\/Vh-xRT0a-qI\/AAAAAAAACFY\/PeLaXfnnRmk\/s1600\/chainthon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/chainthon.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The refugee issue facing much of Europe has reignited age-old tensions between ethnic groups that have been at odds for centuries. The growing amount of forcefully or willfully unbanked refugees and ex-pats is an immediate use case for Bitcoin technology. However, it is almost certainly the latter group of ex-pats, not refugees, that are currently taking advantage of Bitcoin. George Papageorgiou, the organizer of the event, laid out the main goal of the event:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\u201c<i>The Hellenic Bitcoin community is hosting a hackathon aiming to increase awareness locally and tackling the more prevalent issue of value transfer in situations of socioeconomic crises. We will try to hack together, a practical and accessible system that can transfer donations to anyone without requiring a lot of education or an intermediary.<\/i>\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\">HolyTransaction is a digital currency company that believes in the promise of Bitcoin and blockchain technology. International payments, transfers, and people are our audience. As we\u2019ve noted <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/holytransaction-welcomes-new-users-from-greece-europe.html\">before<\/a>, the Greek area is unique poised to benefit from the promise of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies because of recent economic crises and also the new escalating pressures.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;\">Introducing newcomers, especially those with strong developing and coding skills, to Bitcoin is a crucial service that cannot be promoted enough. HolyTransaction believes that people just finding out about Bitcoin should focus heavily on education. Read the whitepaper! Check out <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/the-7-best-bitcoin-youtube-video.html\">good Bitcoin videos<\/a>, as it\u2019s often easier to listen to a charismatic speaker than it is to read a dense wiki.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are in Athens, please check out the first Greek Bitcoin and Blockchain Hackathon. HolyTransaction supports Bitcoin events and would love to hear about your upcoming Bitcoin or Blockchain hackathon.<\/div>\n<p>Open your free digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/app#!\/signup\">here<\/a> to store your cryptocurrencies in a safe place.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athens, Greece is about to have its first Bitcoin and Blockchain Hackathon, aptly named the Chainthon, on October 17th. 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