Last week while I was covering my first Bitcoin Cash (BCH)-focused event for CoinGeek.com- the London BCH Conference– I had an epiphany thanks to fellow attendee James Howells, one of the first six Bitcoin miners in 2009.  Howells pointed out how the BCH-focused community reminds him of the Bitcoin community in “the old days”, meaning, the 2009-2014 period or so.

And he is exactly right, I couldn’t agree more!

After processing Howell’s comments and observing the energy, passion and excitement surrounding the BCH Conference last week, my memory took me back to the London Bitcoin Conference I covered on July 3rd, 2013.  Big names in “old days” Bitcoin such as Charlie Shrem, Erik Voorhees, Shakil Kahn and Patrick Murck were all present and at the event, using a Bitcoin ATM, I bought one Bitcoin for £60 (which I still have).

I distinctly remember telling my camera crew after leaving this conference in 2013 that I wanted to get more involved in Bitcoin coverage because the energy reminded me of the iGaming industry pre-UIGEA…amazing how everything comes full circle in the end.